Body found near Matamoros ID'd as missing spring breaker from San Antonio, cause under investigation

Justin Kirby Walker, 18, of Kendall Texas, was last seen at the Ultimate Music Fest held at the Schlitterbahn Beach Waterpark. Later that day, Cameron County Park Rangers received a report of a lost or missing person. less Justin Kirby Walker, 18, of Kendall Texas, was last seen at the Ultimate Music Fest held at the Schlitterbahn Beach Waterpark. Later that day, Cameron County Park Rangers received a report of a lost or missing ... more Photo: Courtesy, Cameron County Park Police Photo: Courtesy, Cameron County Park Police Image 1 of / 38 Caption Close Body found near Matamoros ID'd as missing spring breaker from San Antonio, cause under investigation 1 / 38 Back to Gallery

The body of a young man found on a beach near the Mexican border city of Matamoros Wednesday has been identified as Justin Kirby Walker, officials confirmed Friday morning.

Cameron County Parks Police Chief Horacio Zamora told MySA.com that Walker’s parents flew to Matamoros Thursday evening and positively identified their 18-year-old son, who had been missing since March 19.

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Officials had suspected that a corpse found in the early morning hours of March 23 was that of Walker, of Fair Oaks Ranch, about 25 miles northwest of downtown San Antonio.

Zamora said the clothes found on the victim matched the description of those Walker was wearing when he was last seen leaving the Ultimate Music Experience festival at the Schlitterbahn Beach Waterpark on South Padre Island during spring break.

Walker’s cause and manner of death are still under investigation, Zamora said, adding that the teen could have fallen off rocks on a jetty or fallen into the ocean.

“We just don’t know,” he said.

Walker’s body is expected to be back in the United States within the hour.

Zamora said an autopsy will be conducted at the Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen in coming days.

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