Missing 31-year-old man found dead near Llano River, LCSO says
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man who was reported missing last week in Llano was found dead near the Llano River Wednesday morning, according to the Llano County Sheriff’s Office.
Bradley “Ty” Tribble, 31, was reported missing by family members around noon March 29, police said in a news release Thursday. That is when the Llano Police Department issued a missing persons report, including a description of Tribble.
On Sunday, family, friends, multiple law enforcement agencies and first responders went to the last known location in Llano to find Tribble, located near the Highway 16 bridge down Llano River to the east. The responding agencies included LCSO, LPD, Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Wardens, Texas Highway Patrol and the Llano Volunteer Fire Department, according to LCSO.
“Family, friends, and LVFD searched the riverbed, railroad tracks, and surrounding area,” LCSO said. “Searches included a TPWD K9 team, TPWD and LCSO drones, and a TPWD helicopter. All search efforts were unsuccessful.”
According to LCSO, law enforcement continued following leads, as well as reports of sightings of Tribble “at various locations in the surrounding area.”
It wasn’t until Wednesday around 9 a.m. that search teams from Texas Equusearch, a nonprofit organization, started a second search of the Llano River when a volunteer with the nonprofit found a dead body on the north side of the river, according to LCSO. The body was identified as Tribble.
Officials with LCSO and LPD responded to the scene, and the Justice of the Peace and district attorney’s office were notified.
“Justice of the Peace Judge Lisa Simpson conducted an inquest investigation and ordered an autopsy to be performed by the Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office,” LCSO said.
LCSO said the next of kin was notified after Tribble’s body was found.
“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Tribble Family and family friends,” LCSO said.
The case remained under investigation Thursday.
