AMERICANALMANAC (Lynn Jenkins) - Lake Mead gives up another body as drought drops water to 2026 low
Skeletal remains found along a Lake Mead shoreline mark the fifth set of human bones the shrinking reservoir has surrendered since 2022, and at least one earlier discovery was ruled a homicide with possible mob ties. A family outing at Boulder Beach turned grim on Sunday when Mario Lecano waded in after his daughter and […] The post Lake Mead gives up another body as drought drops water to 2026 low appeared first on American Almanac .
Skeletal remains found along a Lake Mead shoreline mark the fifth set of human bones the shrinking reservoir has surrendered since 2022, and at least one earlier discovery was ruled a homicide with possible mob ties. A family outing at Boulder Beach turned grim on Sunday when Mario Lecano waded in after his daughter and spotted what he first mistook for animal bones near her legs. Lecano, walking the Lake Mead shoreline with friend Dianelis Molina Cruz, had been tossing rocks in the shallows when he pulled up a jawbone, complete with teeth and what appeared to be dental fillings. Rangers from the National Park Service and officers from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department responded. The Clark County Coroner's Office recovered the…Open