More Human Remains Found as Lake Mead Recedes

More human remains are found in Lake Mead as the reservoir's water continues to hit historic low levels.

The National Parks Service said that human skeletal remains were found by a witness in the Calville Bay Area of Lake Mead around 2 p.m. on Saturday, per USA Today.

Fox News noted that park rangers responded to the scene where the skeletal human remains were found and set up a perimeter.

The Clark County Medical Examiner was contacted to determine the cause of death. However, it was not yet revealed by the authorities as of Sunday.

Officials claimed that the investigation for the recollected skeletal remains on Saturday is still ongoing. No further details were mentioned.

Human Remains Inside a Barrel Found in Lake Mead

The discovery of the skeletal remains on Saturday came days after another human remains inside a barrel were found in the same lake.

According to reports, National Park Service rangers found the barrel with skeletal remains in an area near Hemenway Harbor on May 1, after boaters were able to spot it.

Shawna Hollister, a resident of the area, noted that she and her husband were docking their boat when they heard a scream of a woman. They then saw the body with a shirt and belt visible.

The barrel was reportedly lodged in the mud when they found it.

Lt. Ray Spencer told Las Vegas Review-Journal that the man was likely shot and killed sometime between the mid-1970s and the early 1980s based on the type of shoes that remains were seen wearing, per Fox News.

Spencer did not share details about the person's identity or how the remains ended up in the barrel at the bottom of Lake Mead. The lieutenant also noted that investigators are examining the growth on the barrel, hoping to trace when it was placed in the lake and started to erode.

Meanwhile, the police warned last week that more bodies could turn up in the country's largest reservoir.

Less Water to Be Released in Lake Mead Over Drought - Officials

The United States Bureau of Reclamation announced that it will hold back about 480,000 acre-feet of water in Lake Powell instead of releasing it to Lake Mead.

"We have never taken this step before in the Colorado River basin... But the conditions we see today, and the potential risks we see on the horizon, demand that we take prompt action," Interior Department Assistant Secretary Tanya Trujillo.

It can be recalled that the government issued a water shortage declaration for Lake Mead in August last year. This move lessened Southern Nevada's water allocation by seven billion gallons in 2022.

The megadrought that affects Lake Powell and Lake Mead began in 2000. Reports claim that the said phenomenon will likely persist until at least 2030.

Lake Mead's water level has dropped to 1,055 feet, the lowest since 1937, the year after Hoover Dam created the reservoir.

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Written By: Joshua Summers

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