It happened in the Second Ward. The identity of the victim was not immediately known.
HOUSTON — Houston police and Harris County Precinct 6 deputy constables responded to Buffalo Bayou on Monday to recover a body from the waterway, according to authorities.
The incident occurred off York Street, between the bayou and Navigation Boulevard in the Second Ward. South Central patrol officers and Precinct 6 deputy constables were on scene. The Houston Police Department’s dive team was called in to handle the recovery operation.
No additional details about the circumstances surrounding the discovery or the identity of the person were available from authorities.
Buffalo Bayou runs through central Houston and has been the site of previous water rescue and recovery operations by local law enforcement agencies.
The investigation is ongoing.
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