Authorities investigate Hoover Dam death

Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2000 | 11:20 a.m.

A man dressed in women's clothing was killed Monday when he either jumped or fell off the 726-foot-tall Hoover Dam.

At least one tourist caught the fall on videotape.

"We don't know for sure whether he jumped or not," said Bob Walsh, a spokesman for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Walsh said the man fell from the Nevada side of the dam, which sits on the Nevada-Arizona border, about 3:45 p.m.

When authorities reached the body at the bottom of the dam, they saw that the man was wearing women's clothing. He had no identification on him.

Authorities were checking vehicles in the parking lot to determine if one of them belonged to the victim.

The death is under investigation.

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