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A fisherman went missing in 1998. Now his remains at Lake Mead have been identified

A bleached "bathtub ring" is visible on the banks of Lake Mead on Aug. 19, 2022. The lake's water levels continue to fall, leading to a grim pattern for local authorities: the discovery of human remains. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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A fisherman went missing in 1998. Now his remains at Lake Mead have been identified

April 27, 2023 • Las Vegas resident Claude Russell Pensinger disappeared while fishing in the reservoir. His skeletal remains were one of several sets discovered last year as water levels dropped in a drought.

Dutch Call Off Search For Additional Remains In Ukraine

Visitors look at a memorial at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on Monday. ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Dutch Call Off Search For Additional Remains In Ukraine

August 6, 2014 • The Dutch prime minister said continuing the search at the site of the downed Malaysia Airlines flight is too dangerous. Russia has stationed tens of thousands of troops near its border with Ukraine.

People pass the World Trade Center construction site in New York. Debris from the fallen towers will be sifted for victims' remains beginning Monday. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption

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A New Search For 9/11 Victims' Remains

March 31, 2013 • About 60 dump trucks full of debris from the fallen World Trade Center will be sifted for human remains from the Sept. 11 attacks beginning Monday. More than 1,000 victims have yet to be identified.