What we know about the human remains found in Lake Mead

As the nation’s largest reservoir has dipped to record low levels amid a worsening drought, Lake Mead’s receding waters have revealed a grim series of

As the nation’s largest reservoir has dipped to record low levels amid a worsening drought, Lake Mead’s receding waters have revealed a grim series of discoveries — several sets of human remains.

They’ve all been spotted since May, at all times of day in three parts of the sprawling lake’s western corner, along a stretch of lakefront less than an hour from Las Vegas.

But nearly everything else about them is a mystery. One case is being investigated as a homicide; the manner and cause of death in the others are unknown.

"In an ideal world, the climate turns around, all the waters rise and we don't see them again," said Michael Green, a professor of history at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, said of the remains. "But the chances are not good."

The first find was perhaps the most ominous. The National Park Service, which manages the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, said in a news release that around 3 p.m. rangers found a barrel containing human remains in Hemenway Harbor, a section of lake where a local family claims to operate the largest private marina in the United States.

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