On July 30, 2023, I, Game Warden, was patrolling the Lake Mead National Recreation Area located in Boulder City, Nevada by patrol vessel with Game Warden. At approximately 1246 hours a call from the National Park Service (NPS) came over the radio reporting an individual has been under the water for about two minutes near Callville Bay. 
	
NPS provided coordinates of 36.127885, -114.700119. Warden and I told NPS and our dispatch that we would be responding to the call. On the radio I heard NPS Rangers would also be responding to the call by patrol vessel. NPS provided an update on the call over the radio. NPS said two male individuals jumped into the water without lifejackets and their vessel drifted away from them. A good Samaritan in another vessel saw the two males and was able to rescue one of the males but was unable to rescue the other individual and he has not been seen since. 

The rescued male said he and his friend were swimming in the lake when they realized their vessel blew away from them. They were trying to swim to the vessel but it got too far away from them. Survivor said another vessel came along and rescued him but were unable to get to victim due to the weather. A monsoon storm was currently affecting the area. Wind gusts were projected to be at 40 to 60 mph. Waves were approximately three to four feet high. 

The victim was recovered on August 1, 2023 at approximately 0800 hours.

Lake Mead
Boulder City                  