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Body found at Lake Mead identified as Michigan man

The body of a man found at Lake Mead National Recreation Area on Thursday was identified as a 70-year-old man from Michigan, the Clark County coroner’s office confirmed Friday.

The body of Jack Lee Hungate, from Southgate, Michigan, was found near Echo Bay Wash around 12:09 p.m. by a park employee, according to the Clark County coroner’s office and officials from the National Park Service.

The death did not appear suspicious, park service spokeswoman Christie Vanover told the Review-Journal on Thursday.

The coroner’s office had not yet ruled a cause or manner of death.

Contact Sabrina Schnur at sschnur@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0278. Follow @sabrina_schnur on Twitter.

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