Skeletal remains have been found inside this barrel on the newly exposed bottom of Nevada's Lake Mead. The lake’s level has dropped so much that the uppermost water intake at drought-stricken Lake Mead became visible last week. Personal items found inside the barrel indicated the person died more than 40 years ago in the 1980s, Spencer said. Police plan to reach out to experts at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas to analyse when the barrel started eroding. Southern Nevada Water Authority/AP The lake’s level has dropped so much that the uppermost water intake at drought-stricken Lake Mead became visible last week.

Source: Stuff May 03, 2022 10:28 UTC