Omni Hotel employee's body recovered after Harvey

HOUSTON (FOX 26) - Authorities now confirm that the body of Omni Houston Hotel associate Jill Renick who went missing during Hurricane Harvey has now been recovered.   

Renick, 48, served as the director of Spa Services for the Omni Houston Hotel. She had been missing since the morning of Sunday, Aug. 27. Her family learned on Thursday morning that her body was found in the hotel.

Renick's sister, Pam Eslinger, released the following statement on behalf of her family:

It is with heavy hearts that the search for my sister, Jill Renick, has concluded with the confirmation of her death.  We are heartbroken. To know Jill is to have loved her. She could light up a room just by walking in and adored life. She was loved by so many people and we will feel the impact of her absence in our hearts forever.