More human remains were found at drought-stricken Lake Mead National Recreation Area east of Las Vegas, officials said Sunday. .
The remains have been discovered for the fourth time since May as the reservoir of theColorado Riverbehind the Hoover Dam shrinks and drought in the west recedes its coastline .
Rangers were summoned to a reservoir between Nevada and Arizona around 11 a.m. Saturday after human bones were found on Swim Beach, according to National Park Service officials. was
Rangers and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police dive teams went to retrieve the bodies.
Park Service officials said the Clark County coroner's office said investigators were reviewing missing person records to try to determine when and how the person died. rice field.
On May 1, barrels containing human remains were found near Hemenway Harbor. Police believe the body belonged to a man who died from a gunshot wound and that the body was likely dumped in the mid-1970s or early 1980s.
Less than a week later. Inside, authorities announced that human bones had been found in Calvil Bay.
Most recently, human remains were found in the Boulder Beach area on July 25th.
Police speculate that more bodies may be found as Lake Mead's water levels continue to drop.
These discoveries are about long-standing missing persons and murders dating back decades, to the dawn of organized crime in Las Vegas, just a 30-minute drive from the lake. Inviting speculation.
Since the reservoir was full in 1983, the lake level has dropped more than 170 feet (52 meters).
Lake levels are falling, as the majority of peer-reviewed science says. The world is warming mainly due to rising levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Scientists say the western United States, including the Colorado River Basin, has become warmer and drier over the past 30 years.
