Authorities said on Sunday that further human remains had been discovered in the very dry Lake Mead National Recreation Area east of Las Vegas.
As a result of the Western drought, the coastline at the Colorado River reservoir, which is behind the Hoover Dam, is receding for the fourth time since May.
Skeletal bones were found near Swim Beach, according to National Park Service authorities, and rangers were summoned to the reservoir between Nevada and Arizona at approximately 11 a.m. on Saturday.
To recover the remains, Rangers and a dive team from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department went.
The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office will attempt to ascertain when and how the individual passed away while detectives examine files on missing persons, according to park service officials.
Near Hemenway Harbor, a barrel containing human bones was discovered on May 1.
According to police, the corpse was that of a man who died from a gunshot wound.
The body was most likely abandoned between the mid-1970s and early 1980s, according to police.
Authorities claim that human skeleton remains were discovered near Calville Bay less than a week later.
Recently, on July 25, fragmentary human remains were discovered in the Boulder Beach region.
According to police, as Lake Mead’s water level continues to drop, additional remains could be found.
The findings have sparked discussion regarding decades-old murder and missing persons cases, as well as organized crime and the founding of Las Vegas, which is just a 30-minute drive from the lake.
Since the reservoir was full in 1983, the lake’s surface has decreased by more than 170 feet.
While the great majority of peer-reviewed research asserts that the planet is warming, mostly due to growing amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the lake level is dropping at the same time.
Over the last 30 years, the U.S. West, particularly the Colorado River basin, has allegedly become warmer and drier, according to scientists.