The Austin Police Department is investigating the death of a 19-year-old Texas A&M student who died after falling from a balcony Saturday.

Brianna Aguilera’s mother told KSAT she called Austin police when she couldn’t reach her daughter, and she said they told her they had to wait 24 hours to declare her missing.

Austin police told KSAT that because Brianna “did not meet the criteria of a missing person, a report was not generated.”

>> What we know about Texas A&M student Brianna Aguilera’s death in Austin

However, APD did not confirm whether or not they have a 24-hour missing persons protocol.

Alison Steele had to become an expert in common protocols for missing adults when her 19-year-old daughter died in 2017.

Trinity University student Caylee Mandadi died in what Steele said was

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