Body Found in Inks Lake

LLANO COUNTY, TX - Llano County Sheriff’s Office, the Texas Rangers and LCRA Law Enforcement personnel responded to a call of possible human remains in Inks Lake. Some recreational divers discovered the remains at the bottom of the lake under the Hwy 29 Bridge close the center of the lake.

On July 9, the Texas Department of Public Safety Dive Team was able to recover the remains which were confirmed to be human. The crime scene investigation was conducted by the Llano County Sheriff’s Office, the Texas Rangers, Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Scene Team, LCRA, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Law Enforcement. The remains were transported to the Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office. The identity or sex of the victim is not known at this time. Investigators are working this incident as a homicide while awaiting autopsy results.