MILAM COUNTY, Texas – A body found in the San Gabriel River in Milam County has been identified.

The Milam County Sheriff’s Office received a report Sunday morning about a missing person, and an investigation was underway. The Sheriff’s Office later received a report of a body found 15 miles away in the San Gabriel River.

Authorities found a woman in the river, who has been identified as 55-year-old Christi Warwick Coufal, of Cameron. Next of kin has been notified.

This case is being investigated as a a homicide, unless evidence determines another outcome.

Source: Milam County Sheriff’s Office