Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department detectives say the gunshot victim likely died from a gunshot wound and, based on clothing and footwear, most likely died in the mid-1970s or early 1980s. a police spokesman said Wednesday.
According to NASA, which tracks satellite imagery of the lake, Lake Mead’s water levels have been on a downward trend for 22 years. As of this week, a lake about 30 miles east of Las Vegas just filled up. 28% of capacityLake Powell, a giant reservoir in Utah and Arizona, filled to just 26% of its capacity. Lowest score since 1967.
More bodies were found in Lake Mead this month as water levels continued to drop.
On August 6, visitors to the Boulder Beach area discovered a partial human remains near the shoreline in the same area where a partial body was found on July 25, Clark County said. said the Office of Communications Strategy. Investigators were trying to determine if the two bodies belonged to the same person.
On August 16, partial skeletal remains were discovered by visitors underwater in the Boulder Beach area, the office said, adding that no further information about the remains was available.
According to the police, to confirm the identity of the body, the gender, approximate age, height and weight will be checked. Investigators also review files and collect DNA samples of people reported missing over the years, but sample quality can be greatly affected by time and environmental conditions. I have.
According to the office, Mr. Arndt’s remains, which were found in the Coalville Bay area of the lake on May 7, were identified by the Clark County Coroner/Medical Inspector through investigative information, DNA analysis, and reports from the initial incident. Erndt’s official cause of death and cause of death that have been identified are “unconfirmed” due to “limited physical evidence available,” the office said.