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Police investigate after man’s body found in lake at Lorenzi Park

Las Vegas police investigate after a man's body was found floating in a lake at Lorenzi Park on ...
Las Vegas police investigate after a man's body was found floating in a lake at Lorenzi Park on Monday, April 27, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
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A Las Vegas police crime scene investigation officer works at the scene after a man's body was found floating in a lake at Lorenzi Park on Monday, April 27, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Members of the marshal's office are seen as Las Vegas police investigate after a man's body was ...
Members of the marshal's office are seen as Las Vegas police investigate after a man's body was found in a lake at Lorenzi Park on Monday, April 27, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
A Las Vegas police crime scene investigation officer works at the scene after a man's body was ...
A Las Vegas police crime scene investigation officer works at the scene after a man's body was found in a lake at Lorenzi Park on Monday, April 27, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
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By / Las Vegas Review-Journal
April 27, 2020 - 9:22 am
 
Updated April 27, 2020 - 12:16 pm

Las Vegas police were investigating the discovery Monday of a man’s body in a lake at Lorenzi Park.

Metropolitan Police Department spokesman Larry Hadfield said the body was found at 8:34 a.m. and that fire, rescue and police personnel had responded.

The park at 3333 W. Washington Ave., near North Rancho Drive, has twin lakes.

“This is an active investigation and no other information is available at this time,” police said in a statement about 11:30 a.m.

Contact Glenn Puit by email at gpuit@reviewjournal.com. Follow @GlennatRJ on Twitter.

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