October 05, 2011
ECO-DIVES AND BOAT RIDES: FUN FALL VOLUNTEER EVENTS AT LAKE MEAD
LAS VEGAS – Park rangers are looking for fun and energetic people to help with cleaning up Lake Mead National Recreation Area. To tackle the park’s litter problem, rangers are teaming up with visitors and concessionaires to clean beaches and hold Eco-Dives. Park rangers are also providing a boat and boat driver to the most adventurous volunteers who participate in the park’s Operation Zero program, which takes volunteers to remote areas of Lake Mead to cleanup beaches.
October 01, 2011
MISSING 72-YEAR-OLD MAN FOUND ALIVE
BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. - Searchers have located Michael Johnson alive in the desert near Katherine Landing. He was found at about 2 p.m. by an Arizona Department of Public Safety helicopter in the desert about 200 yards from where he was last seen. He was transported to a hospital for evaluation.
October 01, 2011
PARK RANGERS LOOKING FOR MISSING 72-YEAR-OLD MAN
BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. - The National Park Service is asking for the public's help in locating a man who went missing yesterday. The man is Michael Johnson, 72, of Burbank, Calif. He went missing on Friday at about 1 p.m. He was last seen in front of the Lake Mohave Resort store at Katherine Landing in Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Johnson suffers from Alzheimer's disease and may be disoriented.
September 30, 2011
LAKE MEAD PARK RANGERS LOOKING FOR FUGITIVE
LAS VEGAS - Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies spent four hours looking for a Bullhead City, Ariz., man who fled park rangers during a traffic stop at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The man identified as Darren Eugene Morrison, 26, was pulled over by park rangers for erratic driving.
September 21, 2011
LAKE MEAD CELEBRATES NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY SATURDAY WITH FREE ENTRY
LAS VEGAS - Lake Mead National Recreation Area will be joining with other federal land areas across the United States in celebrating National Public Lands Day (NPLD) with free entry into the park on Saturday, Sept. 24.
September 12, 2011
5-YEAR-OLD NORTH LAS VEGAS BOY DIES OF APPARENT DROWNING
LAS VEGAS – National Park Service investigators believe the apparent drowning of a 5-year-old North Las Vegas boy at Lake Mead was accidental. The boy, identified as Ewign Cruz-Diaz, was playing in shallow water on the lake shore in the Government Wash area when he went missing yesterday afternoon.
September 08, 2011
LABOR DAY WEEKEND STATISTICS (SEPT. 2-5, 2011)
LAS VEGAS - The National Park Service has released visitor statistics for Labor Day weekend. They encompass visitor use and incident statistics from Friday, Sept. 2 through Monday, Sept. 5 throughout Lake Mead National Recreation Area, which includes both lakes Mead and Mohave.
September 08, 2011
LAKE MEAD VISITORS SATISFIED SAYS 2011 SURVEY
LAS VEGAS – The National Park Service has released the results of the 2011 Lake Mead National Recreation Area visitor survey. Results of the survey report that 95 percent of park visitors are satisfied overall with park facilities, services and recreational opportunities.
September 06, 2011
TRAFFIC ADVISORY: IRONMAN TRIATHLON SEPT. 11, EXPECT DELAYS LAKESHORE RD/NORTHSHORE RD
LAS VEGAS - The National Park Service is advising visitors to expect delays and exercise caution on park roads on Sept. 11 due to the Ironman 70.3 triathlon event. Cyclists participating in the event will be on traveling from Lake Las Vegas and entering the park on Lake Mead Pkwy. onto Northshore Rd. to mile 17.5 north of Callville Bay. Lakeshore Rd. between the Lakeshore/Northshore intersection and Boulder Beach entrance will not be affected.
August 28, 2011
BODY RECOVERED IN APPARENT DROWNING AT ECHO BAY
OVERTON, Nev. - The body of a 19-year-old Las Vegas man who is believed to have drowned was recovered at 4 p.m. by Las Vegas Metro Police Search and Rescue divers in about 12 feet of water. The National Park Service began searching for the man when he was reported missing by friends around 12:30 p.m. The man was swimming in the Echo Bay area of Lake Mead.
August 28, 2011
RANGERS SEARCHING FOR MISSING SWIMMER AT ECHO BAY
OVERTON, Nev. - The National Park Service is searching for a 19-year-old Las Vegas man who went missing today at 12:30 p.m. while swimming near Echo Bay. Park rangers are searching the area by boat. Las Vegas Metro Police Search and Rescue dive team has been called in to search underwater. The area were the man was last seen is approximately 20 to 30 feet deep.
August 26, 2011
RESCHEDULED: LAKEVIEW POINT OVERLOOK TEMPORARY CLOSURE SEPT. 8
LAS VEGAS - The temporary closure of Lakeview Point Overlook for maintenance originally scheduled for Aug. 29 has now been rescheduled for Sept. 8 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The overlook is accessible from the Hoover Dam Access Road (Old U.S. 93) on the Nevada side.
August 26, 2011
LAKEVIEW POINT OVERLOOK TEMPORARY CLOSURE AUG. 29
LAS VEGAS - The National Park Service will be closing Lakeview Point Overlook to visitors, which is accessible from the Hoover Dam Access Road (Old U.S. 93), on Monday, Aug. 29 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. for maintenance.
August 22, 2011
ARIZONA MAN SENTENCED TO 15 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR DEFACING LAKE MEAD NAT'L REC AREA PETROGLYPHS
LAS VEGAS - The United States Attorney for the District of Nevada Daniel G. Bogden announced today that David R. Smith, 21 of Bullhead City, Ariz. has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $9,995 in restitution. Smith pleaded guilty to defacing petroglyphs with paint balls in the Grapevine Canyon area of Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Grapevine Canyon is considered one of the most sacred places by Colorado River Indian Tribes.
August 16, 2011
BODY OF ANDRE BATLLE RECOVERED FROM LAKE MOHAVE
SEARCHLIGHT, Nev – A park visitor reported finding human remains floating in Nevada Bay on Lake Mohave at approximately 6:45 AM today. The National Park Service has confirmed that this is the body of Andre Batlle, 25, of Henderson, Nev. Next of kin have been notified. Drowning is suspected, but cause of death will be determined by the Clark County Medical Examiner.
August 15, 2011
CALIFORNIA MAN, 49, DIES AT LAKE MOHAVE
BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. - The National Park Service has identified a man who died Sunday afternoon as Matthew S. Santistevan, 49, of Rancho Santa Margarita, California. Santistevan, his wife and several friends had been in the park recreating on Lake Mohave at Newberry Cove.
August 12, 2011
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT SCHEDULED FOR AUG. 21 AT LAKE MEAD
LAS VEGAS - Park rangers at Lake Mead will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint on Sunday, Aug. 21 from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Lakeshore Road in the area of Las Vegas Bay.
August 08, 2011
NPS RELEASES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR UPGRADING WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AT CALLVILLE BAY
LAS VEGAS – The National Park Service is seeking public comment on its environmental assessment (EA) analyzing options for upgrading the waste water treatment systems at Callville Bay. The existing system collects and treats waste water from both park service and concession facilities.
August 07, 2011
25-YEAR-OLD MAN MISSING IN LAKE MOHAVE, PRESUMED DROWNED
SEARCHLIGHT, Nev. – The National Park Service has suspended the search for a 20-year-old man who went missing this morning while swimming in Lake Mohave. He is now presumed drowned.
August 05, 2011
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.
August 05, 2011
NPS SEARCHING FOR MISSING SWIMMER
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.
July 08, 2011
SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT AT KATHERINE LANDING TURNS FATAL
BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. - The National Park Service has identified the man who died as a result of injuries from a Thursday morning single motor vehicle accident as Tylor Krabbe, 20, of Kingman, Ariz. Krabbe and his passenger, a 19-year-old man from Kingman, had been in the park recreating on Lake Mohave. They were leaving the park when the accident occurred on Katherine Landing Access Road sometime between 2:30 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. Thursday.
July 07, 2011
FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND STATISTICS (JULY 1-4, 2011)
LAS VEGAS - The National Park Service has released visitor statistics for Fourth of July weekend. They encompass visitor use and incident statistics from Friday, July 1 through Monday, July 4 throughout Lake Mead National Recreation Area, which includes both lakes Mead and Mohave.
June 11, 2011
MAN SUFFERS APPARENT HEART ATTACK WHILE JET-SKIING
LAS VEGAS - National Park Service rangers responded at 10 a.m. this morning to a report of a man falling off a jet-ski in the Hemenway Harbor area of Lake Mead. Members of the man's group pulled him out of the water, began CPR and transported him to shore by boat. They were able to pull him out of the water because he was wearing a life jacket.
June 09, 2011
LAKE MEAD BOAT TOUR CONTRACT TO OPEN FOR BID, PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS INVITED TO VISIT SITE ON JUNE 22
LAS VEGAS – The National Park Service is inviting prospective bidders for the Lake Mead Cruises tour operation to attend a site visit on Weds., June 22. The contract prospectus for sightseeing boat tours on Lake Mead within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area will soon be advertised for open competitive bidding.
June 03, 2011
MEDIA ADVISORY: FIRST LEED®-REGISTERED FLOATING GREEN BUILDING TO BE DEDICATED MONDAY
Media availability and public dedication ceremony. Special tours will be available for members of the media. Monday, June 6, 2011. Media availability from 9 a.m to 2 p.m. Public dedication ceremony is at 1 p.m.
June 01, 2011
MISSING LAKE MEAD BOATER PRESUMED DROWNED, IDENTIFIED
LAS VEGAS - The National Park Service has concluded its search and rescue efforts for the missing boater on Lake Mead and will transition to a search and recovery operation tomorrow. The missing man who is now presumed drowned is identified as Ruben Aguirre Martinez, 38, of Las Vegas.
May 31, 2011
RANGERS SEARCHING FOR MISSING BOATER
LAS VEGAS - National Park Service rangers are searching for a missing boater described as a Hispanic male, mid to late thirties from Las Vegas. He has
been missing since about 8 p.m. and was last seen in the water without a
life jacket just outside Callville Bay.
May 31, 2011
SEARCH SUSPENDED FOR THE NIGHT, TO RESUME WEDNESDAY MORNING
LAS VEGAS - The National Park Service has temporarily suspended the search for a Las Vegas man who went missing Tuesday evening in Lake Mead. Park rangers plan on resuming the search tomorrow morning at 6 a.m.
May 25, 2011
FIRST IN NEVADA, FIRST IN THE WORLD: LEED®-REGISTERED FLOATING GREEN BUILDING PROJECT TO BE DEDICATED MONDAY, JUNE 6, AT COTTONWOOD COVE MARINA, LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
SEARCHLIGHT, Nev. – The National Park Service and Forever Resorts, LLC are dedicating the first floating building project in the world to be registered for LEED® certification on Monday, June 6, at 1 p.m. at Lake Mead National Recreation Area’s Cottonwood Cove Resort and Marina on Lake Mohave. The building, which will serve as the marina’s operations office, is expected to be certified at the LEED® Gold rating. The public is invited.
May 13, 2011
2011 SUMMER FIRE RESTRICTIONS
No abstract supplied.
December 20, 2010
LAKE MEAD FEES TO INCREASE JAN 15, BUY 2011 ANNUAL PASSES AT 2010 RATES THROUGH JAN. 14
LAS VEGAS – The director of the National Park Service has approved the increase of entrance and lake use fees at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The new fee schedule will go into effect Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011.
