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Release Date: October 17, 2022
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FATAL DROWNING AT LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
BOULDER CITY, Nev. – National Park Service rangers received a report of a missing woman on Lake Mohave within Lake Mead National Recreation Area on Saturday, October 15.
At approximately 7:00 p.m., PST, a witness called 911 to report that a 39-year-old woman went missing from the back bay area of Katherine Landing Marina. The victim was not wearing a personal flotation device.
Park rangers responded on the scene and initiated search and rescue efforts in the area until 12:00 a.m. and resumed recovery efforts on Sunday, October 16, with assistance from Mohave County dive personnel.
The victim’s body was recovered at approximately 2:45 p.m., PST, Sunday afternoon and the Mohave County Medical Examiner has been contacted.
No further information is available at this time.
Lake Mead National Recreation Area strongly advises visitors to wear Coast Guard approved personal floatation devices when on the lake. Weather conditions on the water can change unexpectedly. Wearing a life jacket in and around water saves lives. For more information on swimming at Lake Mead National Recreation Area please visit: https://www.nps.gov/lake/planyourvisit/swimming.htm .
Lake Mead National Recreation Area is the only national park minutes from Las Vegas that offers Joshua trees, slot canyons and night skies illuminated by the Milky Way. The park’s rocks are as red as fire and the mountains are purple majesties. Lake Mead is the country’s first and largest national recreation area and the fifth most visited national park in the country. Follow us at www.nps.gov/lake or on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Contact: e-mail us
FATAL DROWNING AT LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
BOULDER CITY, Nev. – National Park Service rangers received a report of a missing woman on Lake Mohave within Lake Mead National Recreation Area on Saturday, October 15.
At approximately 7:00 p.m., PST, a witness called 911 to report that a 39-year-old woman went missing from the back bay area of Katherine Landing Marina. The victim was not wearing a personal flotation device.
Park rangers responded on the scene and initiated search and rescue efforts in the area until 12:00 a.m. and resumed recovery efforts on Sunday, October 16, with assistance from Mohave County dive personnel.
The victim’s body was recovered at approximately 2:45 p.m., PST, Sunday afternoon and the Mohave County Medical Examiner has been contacted.
No further information is available at this time.
Lake Mead National Recreation Area strongly advises visitors to wear Coast Guard approved personal floatation devices when on the lake. Weather conditions on the water can change unexpectedly. Wearing a life jacket in and around water saves lives. For more information on swimming at Lake Mead National Recreation Area please visit: https://www.nps.gov/lake/planyourvisit/swimming.htm .
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Lake Mead National Recreation Area is the only national park minutes from Las Vegas that offers Joshua trees, slot canyons and night skies illuminated by the Milky Way. The park’s rocks are as red as fire and the mountains are purple majesties. Lake Mead is the country’s first and largest national recreation area and the fifth most visited national park in the country. Follow us at www.nps.gov/lake or on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Last updated: October 17, 2022