Police in Texas discovered human remains Sunday near the Corpus Christi apartment of missing Texas A&M college student Caleb Harris.
Senior Officer Antonio Contreras with the Corpus Christi Police Department said police responded at around 3:31 p.m. after a city water employee discovered human remains in a wastewater collection point.
According to 3 News, police said the remains were found inside a wastewater lift station close to Ennis Joslin at “Lexington and Holly Road.”
The gathering site is around 40 feet deep, police said, and had to be drained before the remains could be recovered.
As CrimeOnline previously reported, Harris 21, vanished on March 4 from his residence at The Cottages in Corpus Christi, in the 1900 block of Ennis Joslin. He sent a Snapchat message around 2:45 a.m. to his sister, his family said. Shortly after, he went outside to wait for an Uber food order, according to what his roommates told police.
His father, Randy Harris, told CrimeOnline that at around 3:03 a.m., Harris sent a Snapchat to his best friend at a bridge next to his apartment complex. His phone either died or was turned off shortly after.
“He had just seen his mom Friday and Saturday they had fun with roommates and friends, went to beach, showed her where he likes to go fishing,” he said.
“He had been out with friend fishing on Sunday, got the new dog Sunday night. Caleb and I are in constant connection with fun facts and text about his life and fishing, cooking– he loved to cook and try new things. He had been texting me fishing lures he was going to use the next day.”
Harris’ roommates said they couldn’t find him after he left the apartment to wait for the food. The Uber order, according to the restaurant, was marked as complete, and Randy Harris said the driver was questioned several times.
Randy added that the food order arrived at the apartment at 3:20 a.m. but his son was not there and the order was still there the following morning. His two roommates subsequently contacted police.
Medical examiners, who were on site after the remains were found, are currently working to determine the identity.
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[Feature Photo: Caleb Harris via Randy Harris]
