More human remains have been found in Lake Mead. Since May, he has grown to four in total.Water levels reached record lows amid severe drought , according to reports.
A new human skeleton was found Saturday at Swim Beach, Nevada, and is being examined by the Clark County coroner's office, the National Park Service said ..
}The identity and cause of death of the remains are currently unknown.
First body found May 1, another found May 7, third body was discovered on July 26. All bodies have yet to be identified.
The latest discovery follows Todd Kolod, a man who claims he believes thesecond remains belonged to his father, according to the Daily Mail.is.
In 1958, when his father, Daniel Collod, drowned in Coalville Bay while on his boat with his friend, Speed his boat at the age of 22, Collod was 3 years old. was, the report said.
Both men were thrown overboard when the ship hit the wake. The friend survived, but the body of Korod's father was never found. I think that there is a nature. It was worn by his father after he lost his front tooth in a car accident.
Another clue linking the remains to his father was obtained on Wednesday when coroners aged the skeleton between the ages of 23 and his 28 at the time of death.
A DNA sample was taken from his Callville Bay relic, but Kolod wanted to find out if his theory was correct. saying.
But "pace to be contacted about DNA samples – I'm" email I'm starting to lose hope a little bit," Corod said.
"This new discovery may illuminate something," he added.
Lake Mead is the nation's largest reservoir, formed between Nevada and Arizona in the 1930s when the Hoover Dam was built on the Colorado River. Waters serves 25 million people in cities such as Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Tuscon and Las Vegas.
However, the lake's level has receded to its lowest level ever since 1983, dropping more than 170 feet. exacerbated by global warming.
Not only were human remains unearthed, but a sunken World War II ship also emerged from the shrinking lake.
Former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman speculates that the corpses of mobsters may eventually appear in the lake. The lake is just a 30 minute drive from the constructed strip. About organized crime.
"You never know what you'll find at Lake Mead," said Goodman, a lawyer who has defended Mafia members including Anthony "Tony of Ants" Spilotro, he said in May. "Throwing away a corpse isn't bad."