Body found in Arkansas River identified as Devlin Cambeul | News

Lina Portman1 week ago

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The Otero County coroner identified the body pulled from the Arkansas River near La Junta last week as missing 19-year-old Devlin Cambeul.

Less than a week after Cambeul disappeared June 12 in the river, a body was found 3.14 miles from La Junta's main gate. The Otero County Sheriff's Office announced the discovery on June 18, saying the body was found around 6:40 p.m.

A previous Gazette article revealed that Robert Fowler, the county coroner, said the clothing worn on the body matched that of Cambeul.

A body was found in the Arkansas River in La Junta, just six days after a young man went missing in that area.

The Otero County Sheriff's Office announced the discovery Tuesday evening, noting that the body was found around 6:40 p.m., 3.14 miles from La Junta's main gate.

On Wednesday, the Otero County Sheriff's Office announced that a positive identification had been made of Cambeul based on two sets of dental records submitted to the El Paso County Coroner's Office.

The coroner will release the official and final cause of death within the next 12 to 14 weeks. Cambeul's family was contacted and informed.

“Our condolences to his family and friends,” Sheriff Shawn Mobley said in a social media post.