Potential human remains, including a jawbone with teeth still attached, have been found at Lake Mead in Nevada as record-low water levels expose more of the reservoir bed. The US National Park Service confirmed it received reports of apparent skeletal remains at Boulder Beach on 16 August, and rangers along with Las Vegas police attended the scene; the discovery remains under investigation. The find is the latest example of how a prolonged drought, worsened by climate change, is drawing down water levels across the western United States and bringing previously submerged material to the surface.

Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the US, has been shrinking steadily since 2000, and the US Bureau of Reclamation said water levels dropped to 1,040ft (316m) above sea level last week, well below the previous record low set in July 2022. A visitor, Dianelis Molina Cruz, said her friend spotted the jawbone while playing with rocks at the water's edge, while her friend Noel De Leon noted that falling water levels appear to be uncovering skeletons. Similar drought-driven discoveries have occurred elsewhere recently, including two Second World War German soldiers' remains and a motorcycle recovered from the Danube in Budapest, and the resurfaced village of Nether Hambleton at a reservoir in Rutland, UK.