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As Lake Mead Dries Up, Bodies Of More Homicide Victims Are Likely To Be Found

A corpse stuffed in a barrel was discovered on the exposed floor of the manmade lake. The drought may bring more grisly finds.

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Amid severe drought, former Interior secretary calls for revamping Colorado River pact

LOS ANGELES — One hundred years after a landmark agreement divided the waters of the Colorado River among Western states, the pact is now showing its age as a hotter and drier climate has shrunk the river.

Los Angeles Times

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Vegas mob lore floats to the surface along with bodies at Lake Mead

The skeletal remains found in a barrel at Lake Mead earlier this month have captivated and horrified two distinct groups that typically do not have much in common: mob historians and climate scientists.

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What is dead pool? A water expert explains

Journalists reporting on the status and future of the Colorado River are increasingly using the phrase “dead pool.” It sounds ominous. And it is.

The Conversation

Mafia victims' bodies resurface as river dries up - including skeleton in barrel

Lake Mead in Nevada is quickly receding due to an historic drought with the skeletal remains of a gunshot victim already exposed. It is believed the reservoir was used to dump mob hits

Daily Mirror

More human remains found in receding Lake Mead reservoir

‘There’s no telling what we’ll find in Lake Mead,’ says former Las Vegas mayor

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Bodies found in Lake Mead renew interest in Vegas mob lore

Las Vegas is being flooded with lore about organized crime after a second set of human remains emerged within a week from the depths of Lake Mead

The Independent UK

Authorities find human remains in Lake Mead twice in one week

Lake Mead's falling water levels could lead to the discovery of more human remains in the reservoir, a police officer warns.

WEKU

Second set of human remains found in receding Lake Mead waters

The shrinking reservoir in Las Vegas gave up its second discovery just a week after a barrel was found containing a man’s body

The Guardian - US

Investigators try to ID 2nd set of remains from in Lake Mead

A week after a decades-old body in a barrel was found in Lake Mead, authorities in Las Vegas are trying to identify a second set of newly discovered human remains

The Independent UK

More human remains found in Lake Mead, which continues to recede amid drought

LOS ANGELES — More human remains have been found in Lake Mead as the lake continues to recede amid drought conditions.

Los Angeles Times

Human remains in barrel from ‘1980s murder’ surfaces due to drought conditions at lake near Las Vegas

‘I would say there is a very good chance as the water level drops that we are going to find additional human remains,’ Las Vegas police Lt. Ray Spencer said

The Independent UK

Skeleton in barrel revealed by receding waters of Lake Mead are of a gunshot victim, police say

Human remains revealed this week by sinking water levels in Lake Mead are likely of a gunshot victim, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said Tuesday.

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US to hold back Lake Powell water to protect hydropower

Federal water officials have announced that they will keep hundreds of billions of gallons of Colorado River water inside Lake Powell instead of letting it flow downstream to southwestern states and Mexico

The Independent UK

Cops: Body in barrel in Lake Mead was man who had been shot

Las Vegas police believe a body found inside a barrel in the newly exposed bottom of Lake Mead was that of a man who had been shot

WEKU

A barrel containing a body was exposed as the level of Nevada's Lake Mead drops

Police predict that as the water level drops because of drought, more bodies will be found.

Los Angeles Times

Human remains found in barrel as Lake Mead drops to historic low amid drought

A barrel containing human remains was discovered in Nevada's Lake Mead over the weekend as a historic drought grips the West.

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The Independent UK

Body in barrel exposed as level of Nevada's Lake Mead drops

A body inside a barrel was found over the weekend on the newly exposed bottom of Nevada’s Lake Mead as drought depletes of the largest U.S. reservoirs

The Independent UK

Vegas water intake now visible at drought-stricken Lake Mead

The water supply for Las Vegas has marked a milestone, with a water intake breaking the surface of drought-depleted Lake Mead and the activation of a new pumping facility to draw water from deeper in the crucial Colorado River reservoir

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