Coroner IDs body of man, 24, found at Lake Mead

Coroner IDs body of man, 24, found at Lake Mead

By Pashtana Usufzy (contact)

Published Thursday, July 16, 2015 | 1:54 p.m.

Updated Thursday, July 16, 2015 | 3:07 p.m.

A man whose body was found Sunday after he was reported missing July 5 at Lake Mead has beenidentified as 24-year-old Luis Javier Bojas-Vargas, according to the Clark County Coroner's Office.

Bojas-Vargas, whose city of residence was not available, was found at Boulder Basin on July 12 by aboater, according to the National Park Service.

Lake Mead officials received a call about 1:25 p.m. July 5 that Bojas-Vargas jumped off a boat anddidn't surface, according to the Park Service.

He was wearing an improperly secured life jacket, which came off in the water, the Park Servicesaid.

He was last seen in the Boulder Basin and was thought to be in an area about 80 to 160 feet deepand about a half mile from shore, officials said.

National Park Service rangers, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Nevada Department of Wildlife and EarthResource Group volunteers searched the area.

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