HOUSTON - One of the bodies found in the bayous over the summer has since been identified as a 34-year-old man from South Houston.

Body found in Houston bayou identified

What we know:

On June 11, Houston police were called to the 1300 block of Baker Street for a body in the water.

HPD confirms they sent a dive team to retrieve the body from Buffalo Bayou.

The body was later confirmed by the Harris County Medical Examiner's Office to be 34-year-old Salome Garza Jr.

What they're saying:

Garza's mother, Annisa Villareal, says Houston police never gave her a call to report her son's death.

She says the Medical Examiner's office called her to confirm her son was the body that was pulled out of the bayou in June.

"It’s hard. A lot of days are hard," Villareal said.

She says she's bee

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