ANALYSIS:
A new set of human remains has been discovered at Lake Mead in Nevada. Two other sets of remains were found in early May.
The National Park Service announced that human remains were discovered around 4:30 p.m. Monday at Swim Beach in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
The Clark County medical examiner has been contacted to determine the cause of death.
This new set of remains is the fourth to be found at Lake Mead in three months as more of the lakebed has become exposed amid a severe drought.
“Back in May, human remains were found in a barrel that washed up from the receding lake.