Police are investigating after a body was found in Buffalo Bayou in downtown Houston on Wednesday morning, 14 October.
A caller reported the discovery at James Bute Park at about 9.25am, according to the Houston Police Department. Officers who attended found the person dead.
The body was located in the bayou on the northern side of the park, close to the McKee Street bridge. Houston police and the Houston Forensic Science Center were at the scene.
The deceased person has not yet been identified, and no description has been released.
Investigators are expected to establish how and when the person died. No further details have been made public.
