No activity had been seen around the campsite for several days causing a campground volunteer to be suspicious and prompting them to notify the National Park Service. Law enforcement rangers investigating the incident suspect no foul play.
Initial information indicates the death probably occurred sometime during the past several days.
The identity of the deceased man is being withheld until next of kin has been notified. This is the second fatality of 2000 for Lake Mead National Recreation Area, a unit of the National Park Service.