Lake Mead: – found after 50 years

Lake Mead, located on the border between Nevada and Arizona, supplies water to 25 million people across much of the western and southwestern United States.

However, the water level in the lake has dropped dramatically over many years. Last summer, the water was at its lowest since the reservoir was built in the 1930s.

New skeletal remains

As the water level continues to drop, the lake’s ancient secrets are revealed:

according to CBS News A total of six people were found in a drinking water source in the past year.

In May, the remains were found in a metal barrel. The coroner concluded that the man was most likely shot in the head in the 1970s, or early 1980s. The case is being investigated as a homicide by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police.

Weeks later, other remains were found buried in the sand. The news agency wrote that the person has not yet been identified News agency (AP).

In August, 42-year-old family man Thomas Erndt was found dead. He was swimming with his 14-year-old daughter when he suddenly disappeared in 2002, he said. New York times.

I found a family man

In late October, skeletal remains were again discovered in the artificial lake.

Discover a new horror in a dry lake

Now the remains have been identified as 39-year-old Donald P. Smith of North Las Vegas, Nevada, he writes. New York times In a recent article.

According to the police, the man may have died in a drowning accident in April 1974.

Scary twist

This week it was reported that the water in the lake is only 28 percent of its capacity, he said reclamation office.

The last measurement for February showed the water level at 319 metres. There is a decrease of 12 meters since 2021.

With an area of ​​600 square kilometres, the water reservoir is one of the largest artificial lakes in the world.