The missing soldier from Fort Drum has been found dead, Army officials said Sunday in a statement. A fellow soldier is in custody for his murder, according to authorities.
The investigation into the death of Corporal Hayden Harris, 20, an infantryman from 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, is ongoing, officials said.
Harris' body was found in a wooded area off a cul-de-sac on Ross Road in Byram Township on Saturday afternoon, according to Sussex County First Assistant Prosecutor Gregory Mueller.
“We are devastated,” said Brigadier General Brett Funck, acting senior commander, Fort Drum & the 10th Mountain Division, in a statement.