Yet another body has been unveiled by the shrinking drought-stricken Lake Mead, bringing the total to at least six skeletal remains as the nations largest reservoir continues to dwindle. Theyve all been spotted since May, at all times of day in three parts of the sprawling lakes western corner, along a stretch of lakefront less than an hour from Las Vegas. The lake has drained dramatically over the last 15 years, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Homicide Lt. Ray Spencer said in May. His. Two dead bodies were found in Lake Mead just outside of Las Vegas. It continues to diminish and is about 27% full. Some mob-watchers think they all could be Chicago hoodlums, or maybe none at all. CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's one of the most. Bodies newly discovered in Lake Mead show climate change's effect According to data obtained through a public records request, 101 people drowned at Lake Mead between 2007 and last year, a number that surpassed any other cause of death at the park. And now the water supply is dropping so the bodies are bobbing up," said Michael Green, University of Nevada Las Vegas history professor. Edward III counting the dead after the battle of Crcy. Most are just legitimately drowning victims but I'm sure there are some nefarious ones out there, like the news is reporting and the [body in the] barrel. For some, the larger environmental problem of a major lake drying up is more significant than a body count, but for law enforcement identifying victims, motives and killers is the only focus. Kulin described the remains as "partial.". The imperiled lake was created by the Hoover Dam at the border between Arizona and Nevada. Spilotro and his guys would come back, you wouldn't!" Vandermark, a friend of Smith's family, worked at the mob-linked now-defunct Stardust as slot manager. One set of remains, discovered in the Callville Bay area, were subsequently identified by medical examiners as those of Thomas Erndt, a 42-year-old father who drowned in 2002. It wasnt until I saw the jawbone with a silver filling that I was like, Whoa, this is human, and started to freak out, Ms. Melvin, 30, said. You read that right, Drought intensifies in Utah and the West amid searing heat, no rain, Anatomy of a drought: How the West may change for decades to come, Wests megadrought delivers another blow: Saving Glen Canyon Dam, Urgent steps taken to save Colorado River, Glen Canyon Dam amid drought. Brought to you by RayconMERCH: http://deadme. There has been no further information on what caused the other deaths so far.