Missing man found dead in Dripping Springs

Authorities have identified a body found in a wooded area near Dripping Springs May 14 as a man who had been reported missing earlier this month.

According to a Hays County Sheriff's Office press release, authorities were dispatched to the 3400 block of McGregor Lane in Dripping Springs May 14 in reference to a badly decomposed body in a heavily wooded area.

A subsequent autopsy identified the deceased as Domingo Alcaraz, 45, of Spring, who was reported as a missing person May 8.