Body found in Arkansas River wearing missing teen's clothes

Lina Portman3 weeks ago

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The body found Tuesday evening by sheriff's officers in the Arkansas River was wearing the clothes a missing teenager was wearing when he disappeared into the river last week, according to the Otero County coroner.

Devlin Cambeul, 19, went missing on the river early June 12 and search and rescue teams were unable to find his body, sheriff's officials said Friday.

Authorities have not yet confirmed that the body they found is Cambeul's, but the coroner's office said the clothing on the body matched what witnesses said Cambeul was wearing when he disappeared in the river.

Cambeul's family was notified when the body was pulled from the river, the coroner's office said.

Otero County sheriff's deputies responded to reports of a body in the river around 6:40 p.m. Tuesday — six days after Cambeul was reported missing.

The body was found in the Arkansas River just north of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail yard near La Junta, sheriff's officials said in a statement posted on social media.

An autopsy has been ordered by the El Paso County coroner, who will work to identify the body, but it could take between four and 12 weeks, according to Otero County coroner's officials.

This is a developing story.

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