More human remains found on Lake Mead beach after drought in western US

New human remains were found on Monday, August 15, on a Lake Mead beach, the largest artificial water reservoir in the United States, whose level has been reduced by the severe drought that has affected the west of the country for two decades.

The US National Park Service said it responded to a report of human remains found at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and set up a perimeter to recover them with the help of the Las Vegas police department.

The entity added that there is an ongoing investigation and no further information will be provided at this time.

They are the fifth human remains found at the bottom of the lake since the waters receded. One of them appeared in May inside a barrel and had a gunshot wound to the head. The police calculate that he died about 45 years ago and suspect that he could be a victim of organized crime.

Also found was a man who apparently perished in a boating accident on the lake in 1958.

Las Vegas authorities do not rule out finding more human remains on the lake bed.

The reservoir was formed by the construction of the Hoover Dam in the 1930s on the course of the Colorado River between the states of Arizona and Las Vegas.

The waters of Lake Mead have dropped more than 52 meters since the reservoir was last at full capacity in 1983.

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