A fourth set of human remains has surfaced at Lake Mead, which straddles the Arizona-Nevada border as the water continues to recede.
The National Park Service said Saturday the remains — the fourth discovery since May — were found in the Swim Beach area, CNN reported. NPS did not immediately return a request for comment from . on Sunday The independent.
Emerging bodies have caused a huge buzz in the region since the first remains were found on May 1 in the drought-depleted lake.
Boaters who enjoyed Lake Mead first discovered human remains in a barrel near Hemenway Harbor near the Colorado River reservoir on May 1.
Water levels had fallen so much that upper water intake at Lake Mead became apparent in late April, as the American West continued to suffer a two-decade mega-drought exacerbated by the climate crisis.
The reservoir on the Colorado River behind the Hoover Dam became so depleted that Las Vegas began pumping water from deeper into Lake Mead, which also extends into Arizona.
As the lake disappears, some of its secrets have surfaced – literally. Some of them could potentially solve old mafia mysteries, according to many knowledgeable about organized crime.
“This topic is on everyone’s lips in this city,” Geoffrey Schumacher, vice president of exhibits and programs at the Mob Museum in Las Vegas, told me. The independent earlier this year. “Everywhere I go – especially me – people want to talk about it and speculate about it.
‘Solving an ancient mystery has something that appeals to people. And it refers to what some people look back to as a golden era for Las Vegas: ‘When the mob run it’, that’s how they say it… It combines nostalgia with wanting to solve a mystery, and it’s on everyone’s mind here. “, he says.
The body in the barrel, which police say is the victim of murder, shows the marks of a mafia attack, the museum’s vice president said.
Two other sets of remains, not counting this month’s discovery, have also been discovered.
The Park Service told CNN that rangers set up a perimeter at the current site to recover remains with the help of divers from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, and a coroner was working to determine the cause of death.