Identifying human remains found in Lake Mead, Nevada
5/2/2023 1:04:48 AM
CATEGORIES:
Society & Public Health
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Mohave County, AZ
Clark County, NV
Start Date: 5/15/2022
- End Date: 4/26/2023
Human remains found in July and August 2022 at Lake Mead were determined to belong to a Las Vegas man who went missing while fishing in July 1998. The low level of the lake exposed more shoreline near the Boulder Beach swimming area.
Another set of remains found behind Hoover Dam was identified and belong to a North Las Vegas man who drowned in April 1974.
The body in the barrel that was found in May 2022 near a popular swimming and boating area has not yet been identified. The clothing, however, appears to date to the mid-1970s to early 1980s.
The Associated Press (Las Vegas), April 27, 2023
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