Lake Mead: Bodies, boats, buildings emerge from reservoir | USA TODAY

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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