Lake Mead officials are seeking volunteers to help remove trash and exposed, previously sunken boats from the reservoir.
Other wrecked boats scatted throughout the lake also have served as unofficial markers, although Lake Mead officials are now seeking volunteers to clean up the lake, including helping to remove the boats from the water.
A formerly sunken boat stands upright in a section of Lake Mead that was previously underwater on August 19, 2022, in Nevada. Lake Mead officials are now seeking volunteers to help remove the boat and other sunken boats from the lake."We really want to clean up the park and make it look good so it's around for future generations. We really want to clean up some of these boats that are left. These visuals are unattractive and don't help the park," Gauthier said.
Many of the boats were exposed last summer when water levels reached drastically low levels. Some of the boats—including the wrecked speedboat at Government Wash—have nearly been reclaimed by rising waters, leading boaters to add markers around the wreckage to warn others of the hazard that lies beneath the water. Others
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