Missing teen Michael Houston's body found in Augusta River

Body of Georgia teen who went missing in August identified

Richmond County authorities confirmed a body recovered from a waterway belongs to a teenager who disappeared months earlier. What’s happening: The identification connects a missing person case from August 2025 to a body discovery that occurred three days later. Michael Houston was 16 years old. What’s important: An autopsy is underway but results remain unavailable. […] The post Body of Georgia teen who went missing in August identified appeared…

Missing teen Michael Houston's body found in Augusta River

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) - A teenager who went missing last August has been identified as the body found in river on Lock and Dam Road days later. Richmond County Corner, Mark Bowen, confirmed to NewsChannel 6 that 16-year-old Michael Houston who went missing on August 18th, 2025, was found in the Lock and Dam on [...]