For the third time since May, human remains have been discovered on the dry shore of Lake Mead near Las Vegas, an artificial reservoir whose level continues to drop under the effect of a chronic drought. Authorities were notified Monday afternoon by a witness who made this macabre discovery at the Swim Beach site, the national parks agency said in a news release.
According to images broadcast by local Fox 5 television, the human remains were found near the shore, at the surface of the water. Rangers rushed to the scene and evacuated the body.
Two other bodies found
A Clark County medical examiner will determine the cause of death, the agency said, without giving further details on the condition of the body.
Two bodies have already been removed since May from the waters of Lake Mead, which has recently fallen to record lows.
The largest reservoir in the United States built on the course of the Colorado River, Lake Mead reached an altitude of 365 meters above sea level at its highest level, but after more than 20 years of drought, on Tuesday it did not reach at 317 meters. its lowest level since it was filled in the 1930s. Currently, the lake is losing about a foot every week.
Source: BFM TV
