A Texas A&M University student who went missing more than a week ago has been found dead, police said.
The student's phone had been turned off, making it difficult to track him, according to his family.
After his vehicle was spotted several times on video, the car was ultimately found unoccupied in Austin on Thursday, according to Amber Alert Network Brazos Valley. The car was located near Pennybacker Bridge Overlook on Highway 360 at the Colorado River, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Volunteers organized a search in the area on Saturday, with the community urged to take precautions due to frigid Christmas Eve temperatures and rough terrain. Though law enforcement officers "asked that all search and volunteer efforts cease," organizers said in an update early Saturday afternoon.Hoang's uncle called the disappearance "uncharacteristic."
"He is always available, always showing up to help," his uncle told KXXV. "Anytime that I've been back to Texas or anytime his grandparents would need help, he would show up there. Anytime his parents would need help, family gatherings, always show up."MORE: Cops speak out after finding missing 5-month-old: 'Thank God we found baby Kason'"Tanner, we love you. God loves you," his uncle said to KXXV.
"We hope that he's okay," he continued. "We hope that everything will come to a conclusion that will be a reunion with the family."
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