A decomposing body found in rural Alamo on Sunday has been determined to be missing 52-year-old Laura Mckeown.

McKeown's death was ruled a homicide, and an investigation is underway, according to the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office. 

The body was found by at the 2300 block of North Cesar Chavez Road on March 10.

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Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office spokesman Sgt. Enrique Longoria said investigators "tentatively" determined the body was that of Mckeown after investigators reviewed the clothing the woman was wearing. 

Mckeown has been reported missing since Feb. 15 by family members in Tyler. She was in town with her boyfriend to work with a traveling carnival, her family said. 

Longoria said investigators are still waiting for fingerprints to make a positive identification.

Anyone with any information is urged to contact the sheriff's office at 956-383-8114 or the Hidalgo County Crime Stoppers at 956-668-8477.