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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLas Vegas authorities: Barrel containing human remains discovered in Lake Mead amid drought, more co
Las Vegas authorities: Barrel containing human remains discovered in Lake Mead amid drought, more corpses likely to turn up
Authorities in Las Vegas say a barrel containing human remains was discovered in Lake Mead and more could turn up amid a drought that's caused the lake to reach historic lows.
The barrel was discovered Sunday afternoon by boaters who alerted the National Park Service. The agency said in a statement rangers searched an area near Hemenway Harbor and found the barrel with skeletal remains. They are working with Las Vegas police. The Clark County coroners office will determine the person's identity.
Las Vegas police told 8 News Now the person was likely killed in the 1980s based on items found in the barrel, though authorities did not elaborate. Lt. Ray Spencer told the CBS affiliate more bodies are likely to be discovered as the lake, which is east of Las Vegas and borders Nevada and Arizona, recedes.
Its going to be a very difficult case, Spencer told the outlet. I would say there is a very good chance as the water level drops that we are going to find additional human remains.
Authorities in Las Vegas say a barrel containing human remains was discovered in Lake Mead and more could turn up amid a drought that's caused the lake to reach historic lows.
The barrel was discovered Sunday afternoon by boaters who alerted the National Park Service. The agency said in a statement rangers searched an area near Hemenway Harbor and found the barrel with skeletal remains. They are working with Las Vegas police. The Clark County coroners office will determine the person's identity.
Las Vegas police told 8 News Now the person was likely killed in the 1980s based on items found in the barrel, though authorities did not elaborate. Lt. Ray Spencer told the CBS affiliate more bodies are likely to be discovered as the lake, which is east of Las Vegas and borders Nevada and Arizona, recedes.
Its going to be a very difficult case, Spencer told the outlet. I would say there is a very good chance as the water level drops that we are going to find additional human remains.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/05/02/barrel-human-remains-lake-mead/9620782002/
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Las Vegas authorities: Barrel containing human remains discovered in Lake Mead amid drought, more co (Original Post)
sarisataka
May 2022
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Auggie
(31,059 posts)1. Gruesome yet fascinating ...
Initech
(99,909 posts)7. Wasn't this an episode of Dexter?
NutmegYankee
(16,177 posts)12. Much of season five. NT
pandr32
(11,446 posts)2. How awful
Let's hope the remains can be identified. Someone, somewhere is probably wondering whatever happened to them.
The Unmitigated Gall
(3,717 posts)3. Well, the Organization DID come west.
AZSkiffyGeek
(10,787 posts)4. Mo Greene?
lpbk2713
(42,696 posts)5. Someone thought they were committing the perfect crime.
They didn't allow for Lake Mead reaching a critically low level.
If the barrel was left there in the 1980's the killer(s) might even be dead now.
roamer65
(36,739 posts)6. Jimmy Hoffa!
imanamerican63
(13,668 posts)10. You beat to it!
I thought the same thing!
Auggie
(31,059 posts)13. Initially ... but I think more likely at the bottom of Lake Huron or Lake Michigan. Or both.
Blues Heron
(5,898 posts)8. So the whole city has been drinking corpse water this whole time? Yikes!
dalton99a
(81,065 posts)9. They probably knew Lansky or Siegel
Wounded Bear
(58,436 posts)11. Because digging graves in the desert is really hard work...