Clark County coroner identifies man remains discovered in Lake Mead on May 7 as 42-year-old man who drowned 20 years ago, sister station KTLA KLAS reports.
Thomas Erndt of Las Vegas drowned on August 2, 2002, according to a county spokesman.
Kayakers found a skeleton remains in callville bay on in north side of Lake. Police and park staff set death was not suspicious.
Identification was based on investigative information DNA analysis and reports from original The incident, according to a spokesperson.
Earlier this month the coroner office said he was suspicious remains were from a person who at that time he was between 23 and 38 years old of death. Accurate cause of Erndt death undefined.
Two decades later, Erndt’s sister Julie shared what happened that day. on Lake.
August 2, 2002 Erndt, his two children and two adults rode the boat and swam. Everyone jumped in water, but Erndt never came back up.
A few days after drowning family held a memorial in their hometown of Cincinnati, but hoped that investigators would find body.
Julie said past 20 years were painful for whole family but they are happy to finally close.
She is added that her niece and nephew provided their DNA to investigators, who confirmed that remains were match.
office continues work define remains of human found late in barrel in May, as well as two other sets of remains discovered this summer.
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