Remains Of TX Canadian HS Student Thomas Brown Missing Since 2016 Found Near Lake Marvin

CANADIAN, TX (THECOUNT) — The remains of Thomas Brown, the Canadian High School reported missing November 2016, have been located in Hemphill County, investigators confirmed Wednesday.

The remains of Brown, a senior honor roll student and 2016 class president, were found near Lake Marvin by a person who heard the call from law enforcement.

Human remains have been found in Hemphill County, and investigators say it has been confirmed the remains were of Brown, reports CBS7.

According to Texas DPS Spokesperson Cindy Barkley, on Wednesday, January 9, investigators with the Hemphill County Sheriff’s Office, Texas Rangers and Texas Attorney General’s Office learned that human remains were discovered in Hemphill County. source

On January 15, the Help Find Tom Brown Facebook page posted a release, saying that human remains have been found in Hemphill County.

The release continues, saying the remains were found by a person who heard the call from law enforcement and the investigators asking everyone to keep a watch on Lake Marvin Road.

According to Brown’s mother, he was last seen around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016. Brown had been spending the evening with friends and had not been seen or heard from since.

A cause of death was not provided in the report.

Anyone with possible information on the case should contact police at 911.

Canadian is a city in, and the county seat of, Hemphill County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,649 at the 2010 census, up from 2,233 in 2000. It is named for the nearby Canadian River, a tributary of the Arkansas River. Incorporated in 1908, Canadian is sometimes called “the oasis of the High Plains,” according to Wikipedia.