The NTSB and FAA are investigating. Fatality A couple driving down Burro Wash Road on the afternoon of September 10th found a body in a wash and reported their findings to the Boulder City Police Department. They in turn notified the park. Hudec was wanted by police for the attempted murder of his mother on September 5th. He had beaten her with his fists, a toaster and a gun.
Preliminary investigation indicates no foul play.
It appears that he wandered in the desert and fell victim to the heat and lack of food and water. He was about six miles south of Boulder City. The final cause of death will be determined by autopsy. A joint surveillance operation was begun following the receipt of a report of suspicious activity. They took the boat into a canyon on the Mexico side of the lake, then returned to the beach and began unloading marijuana and putting it into Cole's vehicle.