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National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA News Release
For Immediate Release: Aug 5, 2011
Release No.: 2011-27
Contact: Andrew S. Muñoz, (702) 293-8691
BODY OF MAN FOUND IN LAKE MEAD
LAS VEGAS - The National Park Service has located a body of man matching the description of the swimmer who went missing last night in Lake Mead. Park Rangers located the body at about 9:45 a.m. near shore in about one to two feet of water in Boulder Wash Cove, which is just east of The Narrows
in the Virgin Basin on the Nevada side of the lake. A positive identification has not been made.The National Park Service is working with the Clark County Coroner's Office
to recover the body. The coroner will determine the official cause of death and provide positive identification.
INCIDENT LOCATION:
36° 9' 58.4928" N, 114° 33' 0.3018"W
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+++ORIGINAL STORY+++
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA News Release
For Immediate Release: Aug 5, 2011
Release No.: 2011-26
Contact: Andrew S. Muñoz, (702) 293-8691
NPS SEARCHING FOR MISSING SWIMMER
LAS VEGAS - National Park Service rangers are currently searching for a missing Las Vegas man on Lake Mead. The man went missing late last night while swimming in a cove in the The Narrows. Park rangers were notified at 9:19 p.m. and began a search of the area. The search last night was suspended after no one was found. The search is continuing today with rangers searching by boat and airplane. The missing man is described as a 40 year old Hispanic male, 5' 3", 140lbs. He was last seen wearing a black t-shirt, white and blue checkered shorts. He has a tattoo of a 1963 Chevy classic on his back. The man's name is not being released at this time. Anyone with information can contact the National Park Service at (702) 293-8998 or on marine band radio VHF channel 16. The man and a friend were heading back to shore when they decided to checkout a cove that looked interesting in The Narrows. While the friend
was driving the boat into the cove, he says that the missing man jumped into the water to swim. A few minutes later the boat driver said he heard the missing man scream he was drowning. He threw a rope to the man in the
water but said that as soon as the rope hit the water, the man went under and didn't resurface. The witness says that the man was intoxicated and not wearing a life jacket. Rangers do not suspect foul play.
INCIDENT LOCATION:
36° 9' 6.2526" N, 114° 34' 2.964" W
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Sounds like Undurtow has his work cut out for him...
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Here is another one from down south
Henderson man disappears during swim in Lake Mohave A 25-year-old Henderson man might have drowned after he went missing early Sunday morning on the Arizona side of Lake Mohave, National Park Service officials said.
The park service identified the man as Andre Battle. He was not wearing a life jacket.
According to the park service, Battle was last seen swimming near Arizona Bay at about 11 a.m.
A witness said he was in the water when he was heard saying he couldn't breathe. The witness turned away briefly, and when she turned back, Battle was missing.
Park rangers and the Nevada Department of Wildlife game wardens began their search for Battle at noon and continued until 5 p.m., when the search was suspended.
Park service officials said Battle and his group took a boat from Cottonwood Cove to Arizona Bay.
Battle was in the water two or three minutes before he was heard struggling.
The water depth in the area where he was last seen ranges from 80 to 100 feet, park service officials said.
Rangers will continue searching for Battle's body.
[url "http://www.lvrj.com/news/rangers-searching-for-henderson-man-s-body-in-lake-mohave-127153883.html"]http://www.lvrj.com/news/rangers-searching-for-henderson-man-s-body-in-lake-mohave-127153883.html[/url]
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yea I remember those days... nothin like pullin a 300lb bloated body out of the water, although their were a few times when the rangers would already have them out of the water by the time we arrived on scene. If anybody has seen the show the first 48, I was on the las vegas episode. Its called 50. calibur/evil streak
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but a lot of people underestimate how powerful deep lakes are not just mead. Most think if they can swim in a pool, then they can swim anywhere.