Body of man discovered is believed to be that of missing Fort Hood soldier – may he rest in peace

The body of the Fort Hood solider who was missing for over a week is believed to have been found in Temple, Texas.

Temple Police Department reveals that they got a call after 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday citing a body discovered near a set of railroad tracks.

When cops arrived to investigate, they realized that the body had been dead for some period of time.

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The police department now believe – though it has not yet been officially confirmed – that it is the body of Elder Fernandes, the 23-year-old Fort Hood soldier missing since August 17.

The attorney for Fernandes’ family, Natalie Khawam, said that they had learned that a railroad employee had found Elder’s body hanging from a tree.

Khawam took to social media to post a tragic update reading:

“We are sickened by this tragedy that has happened one too many times. We are heartbroken for Elder Fernandes’s family,” she wrote in the post.

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Authorities have said that no indication of foul play was found.

Fort Hood’s press release from August 21 stated: “Fernandes, 23, was last seen by members of his unit on August 17, 2020, at a residence in Killeen, Texas.”

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