Authorities investigating decomposed body found in rural Alamo

Hidalgo County sheriff’s investigators are probing the death of a person whose body was found decomposing in rural Alamo on Saturday.

Deputies arrived around 12:04 p.m. Saturday near the area of Tower Road and Owassa Road in reference to a death. When they arrived they found a “decomposed body,” according to a sheriff’s office news release.

The identity of the deceased has not yet been determined.

Authorities are asking anyone with additional information about the case to call the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office at (956) 383-8114. To remain anonymous call the Hidalgo County Crime Stoppers Hotline at (956) 668-8477 or submit anonymously through the smartphone application P3 TIPS.

The sheriff’s office said they would provide an update on the case as more information becomes available.