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Second body found of Lake Mohave

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Date: January 12, 2009
Contact: Andrew S. Munoz, 702.283.2344

SEARCHLIGHT, Nev. - National Park Service rangers have located a body on Lake Mohave believed to be the second of the Pahrump men that has been missing since yesterday.  The man was found near 9-Mile Cove on Lake Mohave at approximately 4:30 p.m. 
The body of the 70-year-old man was found this morning and has since been turned over to the Clark County Coronor's Office.
The National Park Service has suspended its search pending the identification of the second body. 
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Lake Mead was named in honor of Dr. Elwood Mead. As Commissioner of Reclamation from 1924 - 1936, he drafted new specifications for a giant project that would dam the Colorado River and create the world's (at that time) largest artificial lake.

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Last Updated: January 12, 2009 at 10:31 EST