Man who apparently drowned at Lake Mead identified
A boat cruises near the shoreline at Boulder Beach on Lake Mead in December 2011. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal file photo)
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified a man whose death near Boulder Beach at Lake Mead National Recreation Area on Sunday was classified as an apparent drowning.
Carlos Campos, 46, of Las Vegas, appeared to be drowning when bystanders pulled him out of the water and performed CPR on him, the National Park Service said.
Rangers arrived and took over the rescue efforts, but Campos was pronounced dead about 1:45 p.m., the park service said.
His official cause and manner of death haven’t been determined by the coroner.
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