Thursday, March 19th, 2020
Body in lake ID'd; Celina man, 26
From staff reports
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The body of Tre Billger, 26, was recovered from Grand Lake on Tuesday.
CELINA - Authorities have identified the body of an adult male that was pulled from Grand Lake on Tuesday night as that of Tre Billger, a 26-year-old from Celina who was reported missing in mid-February.
At about 7:02 p.m. Tuesday, Celina police dispatch received a call reporting a body floating in Grand Lake along the shoreline near the Celina Rotary Lighthouse along South Main Street, according to a news release.
Celina police officers responded to the scene and found the body. Celina Fire Department dive team members entered the water and removed the body with assistance from officers on the scene.
The body was sent to the Montgomery County coroner for an autopsy to identify the body and determine the cause of death. The body reportedly was identified as Billger's on Wednesday afternoon.
Billger was last seen alive on Feb. 18 and was reported missing on Feb. 21. The Celina Police Department expressed condolences to Billger's family and loved ones in the news release announcing the identification of the body.
No other autopsy results were available Wednesday, and complete results will not be available for several weeks, according to the release.
The case remains under investigation. No other information was made available by press time.
