Corpus Christi Police Detectives and investigators with the Nueces County Sheriffs Office are at the scene of a deceased person near Petronila.  

Officers are currently in the early stages of the investigation.  A cause of death has yet to be determined.  It is common practice for detectives to  investigate all unattended deaths.  The identity of the individual has yet to be determined but will be released at a later time by the Nueces County Medical Examiners Office.  

No other details will be released at this time.