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Lake Mead rangers recover third set of human remains as West drought crushes Nevada reservoir

A third set of human remains was recovered from Lake Mead on Monday, thanks to a drought that’s receded the water level at the largest reservoir in the United States to an unprecedented low.

Bodies pulled from parched Lake Mead stir wise-guy ghosts of Las Vegas

Bodies pulled from parched Lake Mead stir wise-guy ghosts of Las Vegas

As climate change fuels grim discoveries across the West, Las Vegas is awash in bets on the identity of a suspected murder victim dumped in a barrel.
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