Police investigating 2 bodies found about 30 minutes apart in southeast Houston bayous

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Two bodies were pulled from two different bayous in southeast Houston on Tuesday.

One body was discovered along Sims Bayou, and the other was found about 10 miles away in Brays Bayou near MacGregor. The discoveries were made about half an hour apart, but investigators say at this point, they do not believe they are connected.

Just before 7 p.m., Houston police officers were called to 5900 S. MacGregor Way after reports of a person found in Brays Bayou.

Police said someone along the trail flagged down a nearby officer after spotting the body in the water. The body, whose identity has not been revealed, is that of a man.

HPD said the man's body did not have any obvious signs of trauma and it did not look like the person had been in the water very long.

Then, while they were still investigating along MacGregor, police received a call at 7:25 p.m. of another body found at 8500 Findlay Street near Sims Bayou, about 10 miles away.

People were in a home's backyard when they spotted the body in Sims Bayou, which appeared to be far into its decomposition stage, HPD said.

At last check, investigators had not yet determined if the body was a man or a woman.

HPD said in both cases, the medical examiner will work through a few different avenues to hopefully identify the victims.

"They'll look and try to match the description of the male we've got here with any missing persons reports. Hopefully, they'll have some identification on the body. We haven't checked that yet," Lt. Larry Crowson said. "The medical examiner will check that and of course, they'll always check their fingerprints when they get them over to the morgue. So hopefully, we will have more information in the next 24 to 48 hours."

The investigation into both cases is ongoing.