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Breaking News: Human remains recovered from waste water collection facility

Angela Piazza
Human remains were found by a city employee in a deep well at a waste water collection point located off of Lexington Road near South Padre Island Drive on Monday afternoon, according to Corpus Christi Police Department spokesman Antonio Contreras. The 40-foot deep wet well was drained of waste water so a fire department hazmat team could retrieve the remains.
Human remains were found by a city employee in a deep well at a waste water collection point located off of Lexington Road near South Padre Island Drive on Monday afternoon, according to Corpus Christi Police Department spokesman Antonio Contreras. The 40-foot deep wet well was drained of waste water so a fire department hazmat team could retrieve the remains.
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Human remains were found in a deep well at a waste water collection point located off of Lexington Road near South Padre Island Drive on Monday afternoon, according to Corpus Christi Police Department spokesman Antonio Contreras. Around 3:30 p.m., police responded to the scene were a City employee reported the remains in a 40-foot deep wet well filled with waste water. Fire department officials in hazmat suites waited for the City to drain the well before removing the remains. The age and gender of the body are unknown.
Human remains were found in a deep well at a waste water collection point located off of Lexington Road near South Padre Island Drive on Monday afternoon, according to Corpus Christi Police Department spokesman Antonio Contreras. Around 3:30 p.m., police responded to the scene were a City employee reported the remains in a 40-foot deep wet well filled with waste water. Fire department officials in hazmat suites waited for the City to drain the well before removing the remains. The age and gender of the body are unknown.
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A car is parked near an investigation where human remains were found in a deep well at a waste water collection point located off of Lexington Road near South Padre Island Drive on Monday afternoon, according to Corpus Christi Police Department spokesman Antonio Contreras. The waste water collection point is located about a block away from missing 21-year-old Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi student Caleb Harris' apartment. "This whole area has been searched many times over," Contreras said.
A car is parked near an investigation where human remains were found in a deep well at a waste water collection point located off of Lexington Road near South Padre Island Drive on Monday afternoon, according to Corpus Christi Police Department spokesman Antonio Contreras. The waste water collection point is located about a block away from missing 21-year-old Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi student Caleb Harris' apartment. "This whole area has been searched many times over," Contreras said.
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Fire officials in hazmat suits work to retrieve human remains from a wastewater collection point on Monday, June 24, 2024, in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Fire officials in hazmat suits work to retrieve human remains from a wastewater collection point on Monday, June 24, 2024, in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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Police and fire officials investigate a 40-foot waste water well where human remains were found on Monday afternoon, June 24, 2024, in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Police and fire officials investigate a 40-foot waste water well where human remains were found on Monday afternoon, June 24, 2024, in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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