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Investigators Find Remains Near San Antonio Home in Search for Missing Teen

Authorities are awaiting forensic identification after discovering human remains with a firearm nearby close to Camila Mendoza Olmos’s San Antonio neighborhood.

Overview

  • The Bexar County Sheriff's Office, working with the FBI, located remains in a field near the 19-year-old's home, with testing underway to confirm identity and analyze the nearby gun.
  • Camila Mendoza Olmos was last seen on December 24, with home surveillance showing her at 6:58 a.m. and a dashcam later capturing a woman dressed like her a few blocks away.
  • Hundreds of volunteers joined law enforcement in days of ground searches as investigators also pursued digital evidence analysis.
  • Sheriff Javier Salazar said checks of federal records confirm she was not in ICE custody.
  • Officials have noted prior mental-health challenges and a recent breakup as context, and they have not verified media speculation such as human trafficking.