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The search is on for another missing swimmer at Lake Mead.

It’s the third time since Sunday search and rescue crews have been dispatched to look for swimmers who disappeared in waters near the Arizona line.

Lake Mead Recreation Area spokeswoman Christie Vanover says a man went missing after he jumped into the water near Sandy Cove about 12:20 p.m. Tuesday. It’s not clear if he had a life jacket.

A 53-year-old Las Vegas man disappeared before noon on Sunday at Lake Mohave south of Willow Beach. Nearly three hours later, a 25-year-old Las Vegas man went missing near Lake Mead’s Boulder Islands.

Neither of those men was wearing a life jacket.

National Park rangers, state wildlife officials and Las Vegas police continued Wednesday to search for all three.

via 3rd swimmer missing in 3 days at Lake Mead

A 74-year-old woman found deceased in a pool at a home Thursday had been there for several days, according to Phoenix police officials.

Firefighters and police responded to the home near 18th Street and Thunderbird Road around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday where an adult female was found in the pool.

Phoenix Fire Capt. Benjamin Santillan said the woman had obvious signs of being deceased. It is believed that the woman had been in the pool for several days.

Sgt. Steve Martos, spokesman for Phoenix police, said foul play is not suspected.

Santillan said Phoenix police officers then conducted a search of the house and found an elderly woman who had fallen out of bed and had been lying there for a day.

She was taken to the hospital for evaluation and treatment.

The victim’s name has not been released pending notification of next-of-kin.

No other details were released.

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A body found in the Colorado River has been identified as a Phoenix man reported missing last month on a commercial rafting trip in Grand Canyon National Park.

Park officials announced Friday that the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the body was that of 68-year-old Victor Tseng.

The body was recovered July 4 about 25 miles from where Tseng reportedly fell into from a ledge into the river on June 17. Authorities say he wasn’t wearing a life jacket.

Park Service officials say search and rescue teams combed the area by air and boat for days but turned up no clues about Tseng’s whereabouts.

Flyers with Tseng’s picture and description had remained posted at river trip launch areas and takeout points until the body was found and identified.

via Body found in Colorado River identified as Phoenix man, Victor Tseng

The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has identified the Scottsdale man who drowned at Saguaro Lake Saturday afternoon.

Thomas Martin Huber, 42, was attempting a forward flip as he jumped from a cliff near Sandy Beach, according to Deputy Joaquin Enriquez. The momentum of the flip caused him to over-rotate and land on his back instead of striking the water with his feet.

Huber briefly resurfaced then went under the water.

Witnesses said Huber did not call for help and did not appear to be in distress.

Witnesses attempted to locate and recover Huber, but they were unable to do so.

MCSO Lake Patrol divers responded to the scene and located Huber in approximately 8 feet of water. Enriquez said the current had carried Huber a short distance downstream from where he had initially entered the water.

No obvious signs of trauma were found. His body was taken to the medical examiner’s office for further investigation.

via MCSO identifies Scottsdale man who drowned at Saguaro Lake.

A 37-year-old old man is dead after reportedly chasing a runaway raft that had blown away in the high winds at Lake Mohave.

Officials at Lake Mead National Recreation Area say they received reports a little after 12:30 p.m. Sunday that the man had gone underwater.

Members of a diving class who were training nearby found the man about 40 feet underwater and brought him to the surface.

Lifesaving efforts were unsuccessful, and the man was pronounced dead at an Arizona hospital a little after 1:30 p.m.

Officials with the National Park Service say winds were gusting nearly 20 mph at the time of the incident, and the man hadn’t been wearing a life jacket.

He was from Bullhead City, Ariz., but his name was not immediately released.

via Bullhead City man dead at Lake Mohave was chasing runaway raft