NPS - National Park Service

06/30/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/30/2022 13:42

Search and Rescue Underway for Missing Jet Skier at Lake Mead National Recreation Area

Date:
June 30, 2022
Contact:Lake Mead Public Affairs Office

SEARCH UNDERWAY FOR MISSING JET SKIER

BOULDER CITY, Nevada - Officials are searching for an adult female at Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

At approximately 6:15 a.m., the Lake Mead National Recreation Area Interagency Communication Center received an emergency call reporting two people having fallen off a jet ski near Lake Mead's Boulder Islands.

One individual, a male, has been found while the second individual, a female, has not been seen since going into the water. Neither were wearing life jackets.

National Park Service rangers and Las Vegas Metro Search and Rescue teams responded to the scene and are searching the area.

The incident is under investigation and no further information is available at this time.

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