Police find the body of missing 10-year-old girl: Uncle is 'questioned' as cops find her remains in a well four days after she vanished from a Texas church

Kayla Gomez-Orozco vanished from a prayer service in on Tuesday
Authorities believe she was abducted by a stranger in Bullard
On Saturday, police received an anonymous tip about some remains
They went to a residence and found the body of a young girl
Her uncle is believed to have been taken in for questioning
Cops are yet to make a formal identification and have not arrested anyone
Cherokee County Sheriff James Campbell said she was a 'sweet, little girl'

Published: 02:44 GMT, 6 November 2016 | Updated: 14:59 GMT, 6 November 2016

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Cops fear the remains of Kayla Gomez-Orozco have been discovered in a well Bullard, Texas, two miles away from where she went missing

Police in Texas believe they have found the body of a 10-year-old girl, four days after she vanished from a church and sparked a nationwide Amber Alert.

Cops fear the remains of Kayla Gomez-Orozco have been discovered in a well Bullard, two miles away from where she went missing, following a tip, KSLA reported.

The youngster was last seen on Tuesday at the Bullard First Assembly Church where she was attending a prayer service with her family.

Authorities initially believed she may have been snatched by a stranger.

But on Saturday night, KHOU reported that her uncle was being questioned in relation to her death.

It is not known why he is being interviewed. Police have not made any arrests in connection to Kayla's disappearance.

Officers said she was in 'grave danger' when she first disappeared.

The sheriff's department got a tip at about 6pm Saturday which led them to the body, Cherokee County Sheriff James Campbell told the TV station.

Evidence has also been found at an Old Jackson Highway property, prompting police to apply for a search warrant, according to KSLA.

Campbell has said: 'The family seems to be a very good, hard-working, religious family with no problems.'

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Kayla, 10, was last seen Tuesday at the Bullard First Assembly Church. Her family was attending a prayer service there. Her uncle is being questioned in relation to her death, according to reports

A body that may belong to Kayla was found outside a Bullard, Texas, home (pictured) four days after she was last seen

Cherokee County Sheriff James Campbell says authorities think the body belongs to Kayla Gomez-Orozco

Hundreds of people wait in line to help in the search for missing child Kayla Gomez-Orozco Saturday in Bullard, Texas

On a Facebook page, Help Find Kayla Gomez, supporters confirmed their fears.

A post on the page read: 'There is confirmation that Kayla has been found deceased.

'However, please remember that there is a family involved, and respecting this family who is in more pain than you imagine needs considered first and foremost. Thank you for your respect of the family at this time.

'Please focus your efforts on prayer and comfort for this family at this time.'

Campbell described Kayla as a 'sweet little girl, just as cute as she could be'.

When she first went missing, he said they had no idea why she would have been abducted.

Kayla, who has black hair and brown eyes, was wearing a black t-shirt and a peach-colored skirt when she was last seen on Tuesday night.

On Wednesday night people conducted a vigil outside the city hall in Bullard.

Bullard City Manager Jay Abercrombie said: '(There are) a lot of mixed emotions for a small community like ours. Shock is one of the main things.'

Samuel Kane and Sebastian Miggiani of the Alert Academy assist Smith County Sheriffs Office detectives Ron Rathbun and Justin Hall with organizing groups of volunteers for a public search for missing Kayla