Erndt remains, found in callville bay on the lake area on May 7 were identified in the course of investigative actions. informationDNA analysis and reports of in original incident, according to news exemption from Clark County office of Communications and strategy.
42-year Old Las Vegas man drowned on August 2, 2002, according to authorities. official cause and way of death were undefined on Wednesday.
Erndt remains are one of at least three sets of human remains discovered since May in a lake where water levels have plummeted to an all-time low due to the ongoing drought crisis in West.
Another remains found turn on body in corroding barrel with gunshot wound, officials said earlier. The case is being investigated as a murder. Those remain nicknamed Harbor Doe by Coroner Hemenway. office belonged to someone who died in According to the police, from the mid 70’s to the early 80’s.
More recently, the authorities have restored partial human remains on Boulder Swaim Beach on Lake Mead in mid August. This was the third time that officials found remains in that area, although it is not clear if all three of the openings on Boulder Swim Beach belong to one person or individuals. The Clark County Coroner has been working to determine if first two openings in that the areas that were partial remains owned by the same person, a county spokesman told CNN earlier.
Human identification process remains found on the lake it was difficult because of the advanced stages of degradation, making it difficult to isolate DNA for identification. Clark County Coroner office uses x-rays, fingerprinting, forensic dentistry and analysis by forensic anthropologists. in police and Clark County Coroner Melanie Rose previously told CNN to learn about the body.
Lake Mead is the country’s largest reservoir, located on the border of Nevada and Arizona, and serves about 25 million people. people in Arizona, Nevada, California and Mexico. Recently, the lake level has dropped to record lows against the backdrop of a megadrought caused by the consequences of human-caused changing of the climate. On high in In 1983, Lake Mead was 1,225 feet above sea level. But how of this summer the level was about 1040 feet, about 27% of this is full capacity.
Falling water levels revealed other things too in lake, including a World War II wreck and reservoir original Intake valve from 1971.
Elsewhere, lower water levels led to the discovery of dinosaur footprints circa 113 BC millions many years ago in texas park after parts of the river bed is completely dry out as a state faced extreme dry conditions and heat waves this summer.
CNN’s Elizabeth Wolfe, Kaylin Chassi, Rachel Ramirez and Jenn Selva contributed to this report.