Man dead after fall from Interstate 15 overpass

Mon, Aug 3, 2015 (10:25 a.m.)

Authorities are investigating the death of a man who either accidentally fell or jumped off an Interstate 15 overpass onto Lake Mead Boulevard, according to Nevada Highway Patrol.

The man’s body was found on westbound Lake Mead about 8:45 a.m. today, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, Trooper Chelsea Stuenkel said.

Witnesses reported the man was walking along Interstate 15 South, which runs over Lake Mead, Stuenkel said.

Two lanes of westbound Lake Mead are closed in the area, but traffic is getting by using the left lane, she said.

The closed lanes should be reopened by about 11 a.m., she said.

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