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This boat was deserted in the desert.
A WWII boat that was intentionally sunk in the major reservoir of Lake Mead is emerging from the water as the reservoir continues to shrink.
Water levels have dropped so low in the lake that two-thirds of a Higgins boat, officially known as an LCVP, is now out of the water.
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The boat was in what used to be in a popular diving location before water levels dropped dramatically in Lake Mead, which provides water for approximately 20 million people, including the entire Las Vegas metro area.
Higgins boats became famous because they were used in the D-Day landing at Normandy on June 6, 1944. The Higgins boats are easily identifiable for their famous ramps, from which soldiers poured out to storm the Nazi-controlled beaches.
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Lake Mead, which is created by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River, has been shrinking for decades due to a prolonged drought in the West. In May, two dead bodies were discovered, having been dumped in the lake years earlier.
After the war, the Higgins boats were repurposed to survey the Colorado River. This particular boat was sold to a marina and then intentionally sunk.
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