Police have warned that more grisly discoveries could follow at the largest man-made lake in the United States, whose level has reached an all-time low due to global warming.
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The historic drought affecting the western United States holds many surprises. By lowering the level of the country’s largest water reservoir, it revealed a skeleton dating back to the 1980s trapped in a metal barrel, which was found by boaters on Sunday May 1.
More grisly finds could follow at the bottom of Lake Mead, Las Vegas police have warned. The personal effects found with the skeleton made it possible to estimate that it dated from the 1980s, but neither the causes of death nor the nature of the objects were revealed by the investigators, who have yet to identify the victim. “This presents itself as a very difficult case”Las Vegas police Lt. Ray Spencer told 8newsnow.com.
The western United States has been plagued by chronic drought for several years, largely caused by climate change, which threatens the water supply of a large part of the population. Lake Mead thus reached its lowest level since 1937.