More skeletal remains found at Lake Mead as water levels hit historic lows

Another set of skeletal remains were discovered this week at Lake Mead, the enormous and once-abundant reservoir at the border of Nevada and Arizona where water levels have plummeted amid an ongoing drought in the western U.S.

Authorities responded to a new report of human skeletal remains found in a portion of Lake Mead Recreational Area called Swim Beach, which is a tourist destination located in the reservoir's boulder basin area about 30 miles outside of Las Vegas, according to the National Park Service.

Swim Beach, sometimes referred to as Boulder Swim Beach, is one of Lake Mead's popular tourist destinations. Human remains have been discovered there multiple times since the spring, with the most recent instance occurring just over a week ago. At the time, the NPS said human bones found in the lake's Swim Beach section could have belonged to another set of skeletal remains discovered at the end of July.