{"id":106534,"date":"2025-12-31T18:53:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T18:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/106534\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T18:53:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T18:53:14","slug":"body-found-in-san-antonio-likely-belongs-to-missing-19-year-old-camila-mendoza-olmos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/106534\/","title":{"rendered":"Body found in San Antonio likely belongs to missing 19-year-old Camila Mendoza Olmos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Investigators find a firearm near the body.<\/p>\n<p>Camila Mendoza Olmos (KSAT)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Authorities say a body found Tuesday afternoon during the search for missing 19-year-old Camila Mendoza Olmos is believed to be hers, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/San_Antonio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/San_Antonio\/\">San Antonio<\/a> Express-News.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Mendoza Olmos was last seen near her northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/Bexar_County\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/Bexar_County\/\">Bexar County<\/a> home on the morning of Christmas Eve. Since her disappearance, deputies, family members and volunteers had been searching around the clock.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/12\/31\/body-found-during-search-for-missing-19-year-old-camila-mendoza-olmos-bexar-county-sheriff-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/12\/31\/body-found-during-search-for-missing-19-year-old-camila-mendoza-olmos-bexar-county-sheriff-says\/\">According to our sister station KSAT<\/a>, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said the body was discovered about 10 minutes into the search at the Burnin\u2019 Bush landscaping company, located a few hundred yards from her residence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Investigators said a firearm was also found near the body. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The sheriff said investigators do not currently suspect foul play but believe self-harm may be a possibility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Salazar added that the clothing on the body matched one of the descriptions of what Mendoza Olmos was wearing when she went missing.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking News Alerts<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kiwhtN\">More Stories Like This In Our Email Newsletter<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorHolly Galvan Posey headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/team\/2J32PDWT6X5BWU2SVME0EEE7B9\/\" title=\"View Holly Galvan Posey&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Holly Galvan Posey<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Holly joined the KPRC 2 digital team in March 2024, leveraging her eight years of expertise in blogging and digital content to share her passion for Houston. 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