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Body of missing teen found in Camas

Tyler Schmidt, 15, ran away from home on Dec. 14; foul play not suspected in teen's death

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The body of a missing teenager who ran away from home on Dec. 14, was found near Discovery High School in Camas earlier this week.

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to The Post-Record’s sister paper, The Columbian, on Thursday, Dec. 17, that the body of 15-year-old Tyler Schmidt had been found about 200 yards away from Northwest Nan Henriksen Way, the road leading to Discover High and Odyssey Middle schools.

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