Human remains turned up Monday at the Boulder Beach swimming area in Lake Mead — the largest reservoir in the U.S. formed by Hoover Dam on the Colorado River — which is receding rapidly due to climate change. It is the third body found since May in the mud of the shrinking coastline between Nevada and Arizona, about 30 minutes from the notorious mob-founded Las Vegas Strip. The gruesome discoveries came as a former Sin City mob lawyer revealed clients wanted “climate control” to keep water levels high. The remains found Monday were located partially embedded in mud at the waterline of the swimming area, north of the Hemenway Harbor Marina in Boulder City, Nevada. The National Park Service confirmed that the body was discovered by members of the public, but has not said how long it had been underwater. It is too early to determine the person’s gender or the time and cause of death, Clark County Coroner Melanie Rouse said Tuesday. Investigators will examine missing person records in an attempt to identify the remains. The medical examiner’s office is still trying to identify a man whose body was found in a rusty barrel in the Hemenway Harbor area on May 1. His death is being investigated as a homicide after police said he had been shot and his clothing dates from the mid-1970s to early 1980s. Investigators are looking into whether the death may be mob-related, homicide detective Lt. Ray Spencer told The New York Times. Image: Human remains were found by two sisters on May 7 while rowing. Photo: Lindsey Melvin/AP “I would say there’s a very good chance as the water level drops we’ll find additional human remains,” Spencer said at the time. Days later, skeletal remains belonging to a second man were found on May 7 on a newly surfaced sand bar near Callville Bay, more than nine miles from the marina. The body, which has not yet been identified, was found by two sisters while they were paddle boarding. Image: Lake Mead is the largest reservoir of water in the US – and the water is disappearing. Pic: NASA Image: Water elevation is at an all-time low, according to data. Photo: NASA NASA satellite images have revealed the dramatic impact of the severe drought on Lake Mead – which was only 27% full on July 18 this year – its lowest level since April 1937, when it was first filled. The drop in water levels comes as scientists say the western US, including the Colorado River Basin, has become warmer and drier over the past three decades.
