Authorities have confirmed the second set of bone remains found just days after a long-decomposed body was discovered inside a metal barrel in the diminishing Nevada lake. Water levels in the Las Vegas-area lake have plunged to their lowest point in history due to rising temperatures and persistent dryness.
The Second Set Of Human Remains Found In Receding Lake Mead Waters
By
Haider Ali in
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On 12th May 2022
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"National Park Service rangers received a witness report of human skeletal remains discovered at Callville Bay in Lake Mead National Recreation Area at approximately 2:00 p.m. PST on Saturday, May 7," NPS said in a release Saturday.
"Park rangers responded to the call and are on scene to set a perimeter and recover the remains."
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"The Clark County Medical Examiner has been contacted to determine the cause of death. The investigation is ongoing."
A barrel containing human remains appeared in the lake on May 1, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (pictured, inset).
Photograph: Étienne Laurent/EPA
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"We believe this is a homicide as a result of a gunshot wound," Lt. Ray Spencer said at the time.
Based on the footwear and clothing they were wearing, he believes the deceased was murdered sometime between the mid-'70s and early-'80s.
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Neither individual has been identified.
Droughts aren't always caused by climate change, but too much heat in the atmosphere draws more moisture from the earth, making droughts worse.
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The world has already warmed by around 1.2 degrees Celsius since the start of the industrial age, and temperatures will continue to rise unless governments around the world drastically reduce emissions.