Vehicle and body found during search for woman missing since Jan. 2: Texas EquuSearch

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Monday, February 18, 2019
Car and body found in Trinity River believed to be missing woman
The search and rescue team say the vehicle was found in the Trinity River. EquuSearch said they also found a body inside.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Texas EquuSearch says they have found a vehicle similar to the one Jennifer Ann Scott-Perkins was seen driving before she went missing on Jan. 2.

The search and rescue team say the vehicle was found in the Trinity River. EquuSearch said they also found a body inside.

The 48-year-old woman was last seen on Jan. 2, leaving her Houston home. She was driving a gray, 2012 Chrysler with Texas plates LKJ-0423.

RELATED: Houston woman was 'upset' before disappearing: police

Houston police said Perkins made several phone calls near Highway 146 and Highway 787 near Rye, in north Liberty County.

According to investigators, Perkins sounded upset during a call made just before she disappeared.