Death of woman whose body was found in desert ruled accidental
A woman’s death was ruled an accident more than a month after her body was found in the desert in a remote part of Lake Mead National Recreation Area, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.
The coroner’s office determined Lorann King, 59, died of environmental heat stress. Her city of residence wasn’t known.
The Metropolitan Police Department responded to calls from the National Park Service about 7 a.m. July 23 about a body that was “in the middle of nowhere,” Lt. David Gordon said.
The coroner and the park service said the body was found near Devil’s Cove Road, in the desert within the national recreation area.
Lake Mead officials said King was found inside a vehicle that was parked on the remote road. A helicopter tour operator saw it there over a period of several days and reported it, officials said.
It wasn’t clear how long King was in the car before she was found.
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