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Texas authorities found human remains in a pond on Aug. 26

The skeletal remains have since been positively identified as belonging to 34-year-old Courtney Martin

Martin was last heard from on May 16, 2023

Human remains discovered in Texas this August have been positively identified as belonging to a 34-year-old woman who vanished in May 2023, authorities said.

The Smith County Sheriff's Office previously said they believed the bones recovered from a pond with assistance from a Texas Department of Public Safety dive team belonged to Courtney Martin, who was last heard from on May 16, 2023, according to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System .

The remains were taken to the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences in Dallas for identification. In a p

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