Does anyone know if there is any updates on this? I would say there is a very good chance as the water level drops that we are going to find additional human remains.. Photo: AP The Colorado River Basin is experiencing the worst drought in recorded history, the water agency said in a statement posted to its website. Its really odd in the sense that had the lake never receded, we would never have discovered the body, Lt. Ray Spencer of the Police Department said by phone on Monday. Both lakes were full at the turn of the century, but a little over 20 years later, they are now both at roughly 30% capacity. The barrel was found Sunday in the Lake Mead National Recreational Area by boaters who informed authorities. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. According to the Las . Southern Nevada Water Authority via AP. A body was found inside a corroded barrel at Lake Mead. His shirt and belt were the only thing we could see over his decomposing bones.". My dumb brain read, baby found in barrel. The Las Vegas Metro police homicide lieutenant thinks that more bodies will pop up as the lake dries. Authorities have determined the victim was murdered. En cliquant sur Accepter tout, vous acceptez que Yahoo et nos partenaires traitent vos informations personnelles et utilisent des technologies telles que les cookies pour afficher des publicits et des contenus personnaliss, et des fins de mesure des publicits et des contenus, dtude des audiences et de dveloppement de produit. The Lakeview Motels name is false advertising these dry days. Calville Bay is about 47 miles from Overton, Nevada, and 31 miles from E Lake Mead in Las Vegas, NV. He previously worked for Courthouse News Service, where he wrote both breaking news and enterprise stories ranging from criminal justice to homelessness and politics. If you're a tourist, post to /r/vegas instead. Boaters initially found the container and reported it to authorities, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said. An aerial view of the droughts effects at the Callville Bay Resort & Marina, Lake Mead on June 29, 2001. Lake Mead, the country's largest man-made body of water,is located about 40 miles outside of Las Vegas. The body found in a barrel at the bottom of Nevada's drought-stricken Lake Mead is that of a man who was shot to death, the police confirmed this Tuesday. Prop bets saying another shows up before summer. In the 1980s, we did not have any of the DNA databases, so there was no DNA collection, he said. Las Vegas police believe a body found inside a barrel in the newly exposed bottom of Lake Mead was that of a man who had been shot. A barrel containing human remains was discovered Sunday by boaters at Lake Mead just outside of Las Vegas. Southern Nevada Water Authority, via Associated Press. according to a Tuesday press release from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, lake's water continues to dwindle during the Nevada drought. Images from @VegasIssuesExplore more Vegas t. RELATED:Parents Indicted On Murder Charges After Disabled Daughter Was Found Fused Into Couch For 12 Years Press J to jump to the feed. Tips can be submitted anonymously through Crime Stoppers by calling 702-385-5555 or atcrimestoppersofnv.com/report-a-crime. Nobody drives a body cross-country to put it in a lake. The lake's water level recently dropped to 1,055 feet, the lowest since a year after Hoover Dam created the reservoir in 1936. Its going to take an extensive amount of work, Spencer said of trying to identify the person. According to a National Park Service news release, the corpse was found at 3 p.m. A body inside a barrel was found over the weekend on the shore of Lake Mead in Nevada. An investigation into the murder is now underway, according to the statement, and detectives believe the victim was killed some time in the mid-70s to early 80s, based on clothing and footwear the victim was found with. A barrel containing human remains was discovered in Nevada's Lake Mead over the weekend as a historic drought grips the West. Pour en savoir plus sur notre utilisation de vos informations, veuillez consulter notre Politique relative la vie prive et notre Politique en matire de cookies. On Sunday, May 1, boaters spotted a barrel near Hemenway Harbor and National Park Service rangers confirmed it contained skeletal remains. Abcarian: Mask mandates? I was shocked; I didnt believe it, Hollister said. The Clark County coroners office will try to determine the mans identity. An official with the Clark County Coroners Office said the department could not comment on the investigation. 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A woman said that she and her husband were docking their boat when they heard a woman scream. And law enforcement warned that there is a "very good chance" more human remains are found as drought causes the lake's waters to recede. The Southern Nevada Water Authority told CNN that the valve could no longer draw water because of the low water levels. You could clearly tell it was a body.. The body was concealed in a barrel near Hemenway Harbor. Most of the body was fully intact, and we have recovered the entire body, Spencer said. Bodies are being dredged up as water recedes in Lake Mead due to drought, including one found in a barrel. According to the police that the I-Team alerted, the barrel was empty but proves that there are likely many more discoveries to be made because of the dropping sea level. Unlike the first set of remains, these were not in a barrel or within the water but buried. That is some mob or cartel level shit right there. LAS VEGAS (KLAS) Boaters discovered a body Sunday on the shore at Lake Mead, sources told the 8 News Now I-Team. A photo of the skeleton in a partially exposed barrel was shared with the news station. The Clark County Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death and he investigation is ongoing, officials said. Volodymyr Zelensky thanks Joe Biden for calling Russian invasion 'genocide', Cryptocurrency: What everyone investing in digital assets should know. The ballpark figure were looking at is getting to the consumption of about 80 gallons per person per day, said Adel Hagekhalil, the districts general manager. Body found in barrel at Lake Mead. Las Vegas Metro Police fear they will find more bodies, officials. The National Park Service then called the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, which is investigating. Lake Mead a reservoir in Nevada and Arizona, formed by the. Why are we still having these debates? I think anybody can understand there are probably more bodies that have been dumped in Lake Mead, its just a matter of, are we able to recover those? Spencer said. wtf me too. Watch Live: Closing arguments underway in double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, Top McCarthy aide, House Oversight chair each met with Ashli Babbitt's mother, Colon cancer rates rising in younger age group, study finds, Garland testifies before Senate panel amid ongoing special counsel probes, Ex-Georgia star Jalen Carter was racing in deadly crash, arrest warrants allege, Fiery train crash in Greece kills dozens, many of them students. Lake Mead is at its lowest water level since 1937, exposing human skeletal remains at the largest human-made reservoir in the United States. This is why I never do interior barrel repairs near the lake. 124 votes, 36 comments. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, homicide Lt. 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