Lake Mead: Bodies, boats, buildings emerge from reservoir | USA TODAY

August 8, 2022 3 comments

Once 185 feet below the surface, a WWII Higgins landing craft can be seen above the water and is a reminder of Lake Mead's rapid decline.

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Rangers received a call Saturday morning reporting "human skeletal remains" at Swim Beach in Lake Mead's Boulder Basin, according to the National Park Service. Authorities set a perimeter around the remains and retrieved them with assistance from a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police dive team.

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antimush says:

August 8, 2022 at 3:36 PM

Wow

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Broken Down Old Man says:

August 8, 2022 at 3:44 PM

185 feet, I’m sure the water loss now is over 190 feet?

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OUTLAW the BILLIONAIRES says:

August 8, 2022 at 3:48 PM

At least one body wasn’t dead when I threw it in the lake.

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