In spite of the great beauty of the region, it is also a dumping ground for bodies. Fascinating. Those ideas were fueled even more when police announced the victim was likely killed at a time when organized crime had a strong grasp on Las Vegas. "In cases where we are limited [on identification methods], we would also conduct DNA analysis," she said, noting that method may not be ideal for some extremely decomposed remains. Mapped: Asias Biggest Sources of Electricity by Country. But in other instances, such as drownings, its all but impossible to establish the cause and manner of death. Later that year, a body was found burning with a pile of garbage in the park. 2023 CLARE CIRILLO-WHEN IN MANHATTAN. Those who have closely watched Lake Mead hope to see greater focus on the crisis driving the discoveries. Learn how your comment data is processed. xx Rowena, I completely agree with you, Rowena! I had watched a u tube about the people who died on the Titanic. The FBI reached out to Las Vegas police to offer help in the investigation because the body was found on National Park Service land, Johansson said. A historic ship that served as a museum and was under repairs is sinking into Lake Erie. Although this beautiful park sounds like the perfect wonderland for fitness and adventure, robberies and shootings are common in the area. For example, at least half of the shoreline fatalities included children aged 04 years inadvertently falling into the water and drowning while unsupervised. Im not sure Id want to fish the bottom of the lake. The person's cause of death, age, and identify remain unknown as of publication. The number of fatalities ranged from 0 in 19641968 to a high of 25 in 1997. Covid-19: India's holiest river is swollen with bodies - BBC News I wonder if that has ever happened? In recent years, CO poisoning attributed to power generator exhaust on houseboats has become a concern for boaters on Lake Powell. Great Lakes Pollution Exhibit Give Earth a Chance: Environmental Recreational visitation numbers were not reported for Lake Powell prior to 1964. The video in the media player is from a previous report, Colder temps with a couple days of rain on tap this week in SoCal, Huge bear captured on video casually roaming Arcadia neighborhood, NFL player's 2-year-old daughter drowns in swimming pool. The dead bodies dont stop there. In May 2012, a 22-year-old woman went missing and was later found shot to death inside the park.