Body found in Buffalo Bayou near University of Houston-Downtown

HOUSTON - Another body has been found in Buffalo Bayou after five bodies were reported found near various Houston bayous last week.

Body in Buffalo Bayou near UHD

What we know:

Lieutenant A. Khan says officers were called around midnight about a person down in the water at the intersection of Commerce and Milam Street near the University of Houston-Downtown. Several people riding scooters reported seeing the body under the bridge.

When Houston Police Department officers arrived, they called in the dive team and medical examiner's office to conduct an investigation.

Courtesy of OnScene TV Houston

The body was recovered by a dive team and has since been determined to be a female.

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Lt. Khan states there are several encampments in the area.

At the time, officials say there is no indication this is related to any of the other five bodies found in bayous.

What we don't know:

According to Lt. Khan, it is unknown how the female ended up in the water. She has not been identified.

15 bodies found in Houston bayous this year

Bayou bodies: No serial killer on the loose

Houston Mayor John Whitmire says there is no serial killer believed to be on the prowl as multiple bodies have been found in recent days.

The backstory:

This marks the 15th person found dead in a Houston bayou this year.

Five bodies were recovered just last week.

The causes of death for many of the people are still pending. Police have given no indication that the deaths are related.

‘No evidence that there is a serial killer’

FULL VIDEO: Houston mayor, police chief address bodies found in Houston bayous

Houston Mayor John Whitmire and Police Chief J. Noe Diaz held a press conference Tuesday about multiple bodies that were recently recovered from area bayous.

What they're saying:

This week, Mayor John Whitmire put out a clear message to the community.

"We do not have any evidence that there is a serial killer loose in Houston, Texas. Let me say again that there is no evidence that there is a serial killer loose on the streets of Houston. If there was, you would hear it from me first. This is being held to make certain that everyone knows we operate in my administration and HPD in total transparency. What we know and can release to you, you will know as soon as anyone," said Mayor Whitmire.

The mayor added that he is frustrated by seeing false information circulating around social media.

The mayor also touched on the homeless population and said he is working to get the homeless population into shelters, but he added that when the homeless members of our community pass they end up in bayous at a time. Especially because many of them live near Houston's bayous. The mayor also added that alcohol and mental health play an issue. Sometimes foul play but often times not.