Since May 2022, four sets of human remains have been located at Lake Mead.
Photo taken on March 13, 2023 shows Lake Mead on the side of Nevada, the United States.
Donald P. Smith was 39 when he was reported missing in the waters of the Colorado River reservoir behind Hoover Dam, the Clark County coroner’s office said in a statement. The identification was made through DNA, and his death has been ruled accidental. Police in Las Vegas and neighboring North Las Vegas, and city officials in North Las Vegas said they did not immediately have information about a missing person or drowning report related to Smith, or family contacts.
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