National Park Rangers responded to a call Saturday afternoon announcing the remains in Calville Bay. The Clark County Medical Examiner is helping determine the cause of death, according to the NPS, who said “no further information is available at this time”.
It was the second set of human remains found in Lake Mead, the country’s largest reservoir, since the water level dropped. The first body found on May 1 was probably a murder victim who died from a gunshot wound “sometime in the mid-1970s to the early 1980s, based on the clothes and shoes with which the victim was found. “, according to a new publication published by the metropolitan police of Las Vegas.
“The lake has drained dramatically in the last 15 years,” said Ray Spencer, a lieutenant in the Las Vegas Police Department’s homicide squad at the time, noting that “we are likely to find additional bodies dumped in Lake Mead.” the water level drops more.
Some 40 million people in the West rely on water from the Colorado River and its two largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Power, where levels have fallen at alarming rates over the past few years amid a climate-induced mega-shower. As of Monday, the water level in Lake Mead was about 1,052 feet above sea level – about 162 feet below the level of 2000, when it was last considered full. This is the lowest recorded level for the tank since it was filled in the 1930s. The low water level in the lake revealed one of the tank’s original water intake valves in April for the first time. The valve has been in operation since 1971, but can no longer draw water, according to the Southern Nevada Water Authority. The agency is responsible for managing water resources for 2.2 million people in southern Nevada, including Las Vegas.
Upstream Lake Powell, federal officials announced unprecedented emergency steps last week to conserve more water in the reservoir – and preserve Glen Canyon’s ability to generate hydropower – instead of sending it downstream to Lake Mead.
“We have never taken this step before, but the potential risk on the horizon requires immediate action,” Assistant Minister of Water and Science Tanya Trujillo told reporters last week. “We need to work together to stabilize the reservoir before we face a major crisis.”
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