Body found in Blanco

The body of a man missing for more than two weeks was found in the Blanco River on Saturday.

The city said a hiker made the gruesome discovery in the 1800 block of River Road mid-afternoon, after which emergency crews responded to the scene.

Omar Maya-Rangel, 32, a resident of Kyle, was identified through tattoos and the ID found in his pocket. He had been reported missing on Dec. 28, and his vehicle was found Dec. 31 near CR 266. That’s a significant distance downstream from where his body was located, which is in the area of the railroad trestle bridge. The Blanco River also enters the San Marcos River in between the two locations.