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First responders watch over a body pulled from the LNVA canal.
A body found floating in the Lower Neches Valley Authority (LNVA) on Dec. 8 has been identified, reported the Beaumont Police Department (BPD).
The body of Donovan Michael Hall, 16, was discovered in the canal about 1:45 p.m. by a worker with the LNVA. BPD officers and first responders responded to the canal in the 4500 block of Major Drive, just south of State Highway 105.
Pct. 1 Place 2 Justice of the Peace Ben Collins Sr. ordered an autopsy. The preliminary investigation revealed the cause of death as drowning. Investigators are still awaiting final autopsy reports that will include toxicology results.
According to a BPD, Hall was reported as a runaway by his family, last known to be seen at 4 p.m. Nov. 28 near State Highway 105 and Alpine Circle in Beaumont. Hall was reported missing on Dec. 1.