Body Of Missing Texas Soldier Found
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Body Of Missing Texas Soldier Found
The body of a Texas soldier who evidently drove his car off a pier while home on leave was found Saturday.
Reporter: Associated Press
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The body of a Texas soldier missing since he evidently drove his car off a pier the day after Christmas was found along a shoreline Saturday morning.

Aransas County Sheriff Bill Mills said his office received a call just after 9 a.m. and recovered the body of Jamie Wagner Sengvanhpheng from Copano Bay near Corpus Christi and a few miles inland from the Texas Gulf Coast.

Mills said the family was notified and the body was turned over to the Corpus Christi medical examiner for an autopsy.

He said he would have no other details before receiving the coroner's report.

The 21-year-old soldier was home on leave from Fort Bragg, N.C., and visiting family in Rockport, about 30 miles north of Corpus Christi when he disappeared after hanging out with friends at a bar late Christmas night.

His car was found submerged in Copano Bay on Dec. 26, but Sengvanhpheng was not inside.

He had driven off the 1 1/4-mile Copano Bay Fishing Pier, crashing through two barricades before reaching the water.


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Posted by: Jn Location: Bryan on Jan 5, 2009 at 03:50 AM

Not one sparrow falls without God knowing about it. God bless this American hero, and the family he leaves behind. May they come to know that their loved one now rests in the arms of Jesus.Comfort & peace be with them.
Posted by: diane Location: bryan ,tx on Jan 3, 2009 at 10:52 PM

my heart goes out to all the family it is hard .i fill the pain that yall all have .i lost a one to .and he was 28 yrs old .and he was my life i got so sick that i lost so much weight .and got sick .and he past from cancer .but only the good died young like they say so 2 tell the family again my heart goes out 2 you .and everybody that knew him my prayers r with u always .and everybody else .god bless yall all god loves yall all and will keep yall n his prayers .GOD BLESS THE FAMILY GOD IS WITH YALL .
Posted by: Marine Mom Location: CS on Jan 3, 2009 at 05:16 PM

God Bless this American Hero! My prayers to his family.
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