Normally, Lake Mead supplies the metropolis of Las Vegas with water and electricity – but a number of heinous crimes have been uncovered in the US’s largest water reservoir in the last few months due to the ongoing drought and low water level: Now the fourth body has already been found in the water reservoir.
The US Southwest suffers from persistent drought – Lake Mead has already reached its lowest water level since April 1937, when the reservoir was filled. As the water gives way, the water reveals long-hidden secrets. Human remains were found there this weekend for the fourth time since May.
On Saturday, Lake Mead National Recreation Area supervisors were warned that parts of a skeleton had washed up on the lake at Swim Beach. Not a single case – a body was discovered in a barrel in May – an examination of the badly rotted corpse revealed a gunshot wound. The condition of the remains made it difficult to obtain sufficient genetic material for identification. Police believe the victim may have died in the 1970s or 1980s.
More like a storage place for murder victims?
Another find would be a person between the ages of 23 and 37, CNN reported, citing a coroner. It is not yet clear how the deceased died. A third body was discovered in late July and is still under investigation. Rumor has it that the lake has been used to make murder victims disappear. However, the park authorities would not confirm this – it is believed that these are drowned people.
The lake was about 300 meters deep in the 1980s — it has now shrunk to 27 percent of its capacity, the NASA space agency said. Lake Mead supplies water to millions of people in seven states. However, the climate crisis and prolonged drought have recently hit the reservoir hard.
Source: Krone
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