Remains found at wastewater station believed to be missing college student Caleb Harris: Police

After an extensive search spanning several months, authorities have announced that the remains discovered at a wastewater facility in Texas are believed to be those of missing college student Caleb Harris.

City workers found the human remains in a well at a wastewater lift station in Corpus Christi, Texas, during maintenance work. The Corpus Christi Police Department stated on Facebook that the remains showed no obvious signs of homicide and were subsequently taken to the Nueces County Medical Examiner’s Office for further examination.

Despite the challenging state of decomposition, the medical examiner was unable to initially identify the remains or determine the cause of death.

To establish the identity, DNA samples from the unidentified remains were compared with the DNA of Caleb Harris’s parents at the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification (UNTCHI). The Missing Persons DNA Report from UNTCHI indicated a high likelihood that the remains belonged to a biological child of Caleb Harris’s parents, confirming the identification.

In a heartfelt statement, Harris’s family expressed their sorrow at the positive identification of Caleb.

The 21-year-old Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi student had been reported missing in early March, prompting a community-wide search effort. The family extended their gratitude for the support and prayers received during this tragic and difficult time.