HOUSTON — A University of Houston student who had been missing since last week was found dead, according to the Houston Police Department.

The body of Jade "Sage" McKissic was pulled from Brays Bayou near Spur 5 South on the afternoon of Monday, September 15. The scene is less than a mile from the UH campus.

The 20-year-old UH junior had been missing since September 10. She was last seen leaving LA Burgers and Daiquiris on North MacGregor Way near Scott Street in the Third Ward.

A relative told KHOU 11 that the news came as a total shock. She said police haven't given them much information yet.

The relative said McKissic, whose nickname was Sage, had always been a great student who was involved in church and school groups.

According to a Facebook post, McKissic worked as a desk as

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