Composite images of man found dead inside barrel at Lake Mead released

Human remains found in barrel at Lake Mead

Skeletal remains have been found in a sunken barrel at Lake Mead as water levels drop to their lowest since 1937, FOX 5's Dani Masten reports. (Video via KVVU)

Officials released composite images of a man who was found dead inside a barrel in Lake Mead over a year ago with hopes of identifying him.

The Clark County Coroner/Medical Examiner and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Section have asked for the public’s help with identifying the victim who they believed died from a gunshot wound, according to a news release.

The unidentified man’s remains were found on May 1, 2022, inside of a barrel at Hemenway Harbor in Nevada. Boaters at the lake found the barrel and reported it to police.

FILE - Composite images of a homicide victim found in a barrel in Lake Mead on May 1, 2022. (Clark County Nevada)

Investigators said the man’s death is being investigated as a homicide. The killing probably happened between the mid-1970s and the early 1980s because the victim was wearing shoes that were manufactured during that period, said homicide Lt. Ray Spencer, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.

The images released on Wednesday show three different angles of a composite face which was created by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s lab in Quantico, Virginia.

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FILE - Side angle composite image of a victim who was found dead inside a barrel at Lake Mead on May 1, 2022. (Clark County Nevada)

Anyone with any information regarding this case is asked to email the Clark County Coroner’s Office at coroner@clarkcountynv.gov.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. This story was reported from Los Angeles.