An official from Clark County, Nevada, which includes the city of Las Vegas, confirmed that the state's coroner's office has been able to identify remains found at Nevada's Lake Mead on May 7.
— An official from Clark County, Nevada, which includes the city of Las Vegas, confirmed that the state's coroner's office has been able to identify remains found at Nevada's Lake Mead on May 7.The coroner identified the remains as Thomas Erndt of Las Vegas, Nevada.
"Mr. Erndt was 42 years old at the time of his reported drowning on Aug. 2, 2002," Dan Kulin said in a press release. Officials say the confirmed cause of death for Erndt is still considered undetermined, even though his death was reported as a drowning.Since May, at least five human bodies have been found in the reservoir known as Lake Mead, Newsweek reported.
Lake Mead is the largest man-made reservoir in the United States and has experienced large water losses in recent months because of an ongoing megadrought in the western U.S.As you know, the Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner has ongoing investigations into other human remains found recently at Lake Mead.
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