Human remains found at Lake Mead National Recreation Area last weekend may actually be from the same set of bones discovered 12 days earlier, authorities said.
It marked the fourth time since May that remains had been uncovered as Western drought forces the shoreline to retreat at the shrinking Colorado River reservoir behind the Hoover Dam.partial human remains found in the Boulder Beach area on July 25LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, NEVADA - JULY 01: A vehicle towing a boat drives past a sign welcoming visitors to the Lake Mead National Recreation Area on July 01, 2022 in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada.
"At this time, the investigation into these remains includes working to determine whether the two sets of remains are from the same person or not," the coroner’s office told the Las Vegas Review-Journal.was found near Hemenway Harbor. Police believe the remains were that of a man who died from a gunshot wound and the body was likely dumped in the mid-1970s to early 1980s.
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