Detectives say homicide investigations at Lake Mead are nothing new, but future drops in water levels could lead to more of these types of cases. FOX13
Skeletal remains have been found in a sunken barrel at Lake Mead as water levels drop to their lowest since 1937, FOX 5's Dani Masten reports. A gruesome discovery was made on the shores of Lake Mead over the weekend – a body stuffed inside a barrel. Officials said it could be the first of these types of discoveries as drought continues to reduce water levels in the reservoir.
Spencer said detectives will comb through missing persons reports and work with experts to analyze DNA to determine the victim’s identity. That will hopefully give them a start to solving the case. "Water levels in Lake Mead have fallen about 150 feet over the past two decades," Mack said. "It’s a significant decline that we have seen in the levels of Lake Mead."
Mack said those dramatic declines have led to drastic measures to cut back on demand which has dropped by 26% since 2002.
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