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‘Cremated human remains’ found south of Las Vegas, feds say

Searchlight is about 60 miles south of Las Vegas (Sept. 4, 2016; Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Revie ...
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August 27, 2025 - 2:18 pm
 
Updated August 27, 2025 - 4:52 pm

Federal officials confirmed Wednesday that human remains were found recently outside Searchlight, according to a spokesman for the Bureau of Land Management.

Brian Hires, a spokesman for the agency, said in an email that “cremated human remains” have been found on BLM land just outside Searchlight, a small desert community about an hour south of Las Vegas.

Hires said an investigation had been opened, but said no other details were available.

Contact Bryan Horwath at bhorwath@reviewjournal.com. Follow @BryanHorwath on X.

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