The severe consequences of diminishing water levels from the continuing drought may be seen at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The nation’s biggest reservoir is suddenly revealing many of its mysteries, including the discovery of a fourth set of human remains since May.
Among the bones discovered were those of Daniel Kolod, who went missing in 1958. “He was on a speedboat with one of his closest buddies at the time,” his son Todd Kolod told CBS News’ partner, The Weather Channel.
“My father was 22 years old. Mike, his friend, was 23 years old. And I believe it was a bigger boat than they could manage,” Kolod said. On May 7, the bones of Daniel Kolod were discovered. A lady had discovered a corpse in a barrel just a week prior.
The findings have sparked conjecture that the lake was utilized as a burial place by organized crime and gangs dating back to the early days of Las Vegas, which is just a 30-minute drive away.
Oscar Goodman, the former mayor of Las Vegas, was a lawyer who represented influential persons in Old Vegas. Despite the horror of discovering a corpse in a barrel at the bottom of a lake, he believes the death was not the result of a mafia hit. “Well, if it was mob-related, we would have known.” Why go all the way out only to throw someone in a barrel? They’d want everyone to know. “The purpose was to convey a lesson,” Goodman said.
Police are astounded by how low the water level at Lake Mead is and how quickly it is receding, exposing remains from the past.
“We think that barrel was once submerged in around 150 feet of water.” “I never expected to see the water this low,” said Las Vegas Metro Homicide Lt. Jason Johansson.
Kolod believes that when additional remains are discovered, the effects of climate change will paint a far harsher picture.
“If I could wave a magic wand and wipe the effects of climate change, drought, and agricultural consumption, and make all of it disappear, I would cheerfully accept having my father’s bones gone forever.” “It’s simply not worth it,” Kolod stated.