Fifth Set of Human Bones Found as Lake Mead Sinks in Drought
Lake Mead during low water levels in Boulder City, Nevada, U.S., on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. Federal officials ordered the first-ever water cuts on the Colorado River system that sustains 40 million people, the latest blow from a decades-long drought across the U.S. West that has shrunk reservoirs to historic lows, devastated farms and set the stage for deadly forest fires.
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Vincent Del Giudice, Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) -- A fifth set of human bones has been found in Nevada’s Lake Mead, which has been sinking amid a historic drought.
The latest discovery was made Monday, according to the National Park Service.
The first set, that of a murder victim in a barrel, was found in early May. The cause of death in the other cases is under investigation by Las Vegas police.
Lake Mead is the largest US reservoir by capacity.
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