Woman dies after snorkeling at Lake Mead
A general view of the receding waterline is seen at Stewarts Point in the Overton arm of Lake Mead Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. A woman surfaced from the lake unconscious while snorkeling in the area Sunday and died later that day. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @davidjaybecker
A woman died Sunday afternoon after snorkeling at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, the National Park Service said.
The woman surfaced from the lake unconscious while snorkeling in the Overton Arm of Lake Mead just after 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
She was transported by boat to Calville Bay but medical responders could not revive her. She was pronounced dead at 2:36 p.m.
This incident was almost 24 hours after a diver died after exploring the submerged B-29 bomber at the lake.
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