HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Houston Police Department has confirmed that a body was recovered from Buffalo Bayou on Saturday morning.

Officials were called to near Hirsch Road near Clinton just before 9 a.m.

According to HPD, a kayaker was out and came across a body floating in the water and notified the authorities.

It is unclear at this time whether the victim has been identified or what led up to their death.

This is the fifth body found in less than a week in a Houston bayou.

The bodies of a man and woman were found hours apart in Brays and Greens Bayou on Monday, before two additional bodies were found on Tuesday and Wednesday, officials confirm.

The recent discoveries have spurred social media rumors of a potential serial killer in the Houston area.

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