Body, car found submerged in Trinity River during search for Houston woman

A car matching the vehicle of a missing Houston woman was pulled from the Trinity River on Sunday with a body inside, authorities said.

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Members of Texas EquuSearch found the submerged vehicle with the help of sonar at about 1 p.m. while looking for Jennifer Scott-Perkins, who was reported missing on Jan. 2, Liberty County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Capt. Ken DeFoor said.

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The vehicle was removed from the 35 feet of water water by 5:30 p.m., the spokesman said.

DeFoor cited Houston police Detective Gordon Sullivan as saying the body "has a high probability" of being Scott-Perkins.

Scott-Perkins, 48, was last seen leaving her home in her 2012 Chrysler 200 to visit a friend in Shepherd.

She made several phone calls from the area of Texas 146 and Texas 787 near Rye in north Liberty County, including one where friends and family said she threatened to kill herself, according to authorities. Scott-Perkins had been experiencing "some personal issues."

An autopsy will confirm the identity of the body, police said.

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