A submerged vehicle belonging to Jeremy Neves, an Abilene man reported missing, was discovered with a body inside of it on Thursday, according to an Abilene Police Department media release.
The body has been sent for autopsy to confirm identification and determine the cause of death, police said in the media release.
Neves, 25, was reported missing April 3, and police have been actively investigating his disappearance, police said.
APD has used various investigative techniques in an attempt to locate Neves, police said.
Due to efforts from community members, out-of-state organization Rapid Compassion Collective, which specializes in locating missing persons, was called to help in the investigation, the release said.
Rapid CC notified APD on Thursday that they had located a submerged vehicle in a section of Lytle Creek beneath Loop 322, the release said.
The vehicle was recovered and was identified as Neves’s tan 2002 Oldsmobile Alero, police said. The body found inside the car matched Neves physical description at the time of his disappearance.
This article originally appeared on Abilene Reporter-News: Missing man’s car found with a body inside
Reporting by Lani Sneed, Abilene Reporter-News / Abilene Reporter-News
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