A shocking discovery was made by a family out for a day of boating on Nevada's Lake Mead, when they came across a body inside of a barrel.
The body was discovered near the Hemenway Harbor area around 3pm Sunday. Investigators say the state of the body indicated that it had been there for quite some time, and that the barrel became visible because the water levels at the lake continue to drop.
Both the National Park Service and Las Vegas Metro Police are working to determine the identity of the body, along with the Clark County Coroner’s Office.
On Monday, a spokesman for Las Vegas Metro Police said that based on the composition of the body and personal items found with the body, it was likely dumped in the lake back in the early 1980s, when water levels at the lake were much higher than they are today.
Detectives declined to discuss a cause of death, saying the investigation is ongoing.
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