Once 185 feet below the surface, a WWII Higgins landing craft can be seen above the water and is a reminder of Lake Mead's rapid decline.
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Rangers received a call Saturday morning reporting "human skeletal remains" at Swim Beach in Lake Mead's Boulder Basin, according to the National Park Service. Authorities set a perimeter around the remains and retrieved them with assistance from a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police dive team.
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Wow
185 feet, I’m sure the water loss now is over 190 feet?
At least one body wasn’t dead when I threw it in the lake.