Anna police searching the scene where a badly decomposed body was found overnight discovered the ID for a man who went missing more than two weeks ago.

Anthony Gurley

An ID belonging to 43-year-old Anthony Gurley, who's been missing since Sept. 18, was found on the remains, but the condition of the body makes positive identification impossible, police said Tuesday. They did not specify what form of ID was found on the body.

As a precaution, officers and a chaplain have gone to notify his family, police said.

The Collin County Medical Examiner now has the body and will establish a positive identification.

#Breaking Police combing field in Anna where human remains found. Police have an ID; they're waiting to talk to victim's family. @CBSDFW pic.twitter.com/TZjWpwk4l1 — Jennifer Lindgren (@JLindgrenCBS11) October 4, 2016

Gurley disappeared 1 p.m. Sept. 18 after working his shift at a joint KFC-Taco Bell, located at 2605 W. White St. The field where police found the body is just east of the restaurant.

Blake Deeter, a friend of Gurley's, said he'd recently moved back home with his mother and sister. Their house is in the 200 block of Creekview Drive, less than a mile from the scene.

Gurley, who has bipolar disorder, told staff at the restaurant the day he went missing that he wasn't feeling well. He clocked out and went across the street to a Carl's Jr.

Police said he was on several medications, which he was not in possession of at the time.

An officer traveling on White Street about 2:45 a.m. Tuesday discovered the remains after he noticed a "very strong smell consistent with human flesh," said Diana Whitmire, records manager with the Anna Police Department.

Deeter, the friend, said Gurley was a very happy guy who was always smiling. He said the 43-year-old previously worked at Texas Instruments.

Gurley was well known in the LGBT community in Dallas, Deeter said. Friends also knew him as "Celie."

Staff writer Claire Ballor contributed to this report.