On August 7, local time, the U.S. National Park Service said that human remains were found for the fourth time in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area east of Las Vegas.
After local people found skeletal remains on a river beach between Nevada and Arizona on the 6th, police immediately went to retrieve the remains, and the regional coroner's office will investigate missing persons records to try to determine when and how the deceased died.
Lake Mead, the nation's largest reservoir, has seen frequent human remains since May, as western droughts forced the water levels in Nevada's lakes to plummet.
It is reported that on May 1, a crew found a barrel containing human remains at the bottom of Lake Mead. Police believe that the deceased was a man who died of gunshot wounds, probably in the mid-1970s to early 1980s. tossed.
Less than a week after the incident, human skeletal remains were also found in Carville Bay.
On July 25, some human remains were found again in the Boulder Beach area.
Police speculate that more remains may be found as water levels in Lake Mead continue to drop.
(produced by Liu Peng)
Responsible editor: [Liu Pai]