TWO BROTHERS DROWN IN LAKE MOHAVE COVE

[Andrew...@nps.gov]

National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior

LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA News Release

For Immediate Release: Aug. 29, 2009
Release No.: 2009-51
Contact: Andrew S. Muñoz, 702-293-8691

TWO BROTHERS DROWN IN LAKE MOHAVE COVE

SEARCHLIGHT, Nev - The National Park Service recovered the bodies of two
men, brothers ages 33 and 29, from Six Mile Cove on Lake Mohave. The Clark
County Coroner has determined that both men died as a result of drowning.

Park rangers, Las Vegas Metro Police, and Clark County Fire responded to a
911 call at 8:45 p.m., Tuesday of a report of a body floating face down in
the water at Six Mile Cove. Metro and Clark County Fire arrived on scene
first and pulled the body from the water.

Rangers continued the search on the water for the second man. He was
located in six feet of water at about 10:40 p.m.

Campers in the area found the body in the water and called 911. They
reported that they had seen the brothers together earlier in the day.

Rangers located their car on shore and found identification indicating both
were Mexican nationals living in Las Vegas.

Both were not wearing life jackets. Names are being withheld pending
next-of-kin notification.

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