Father, son missing at lake

Tuesday, July 23, 2002 | 11:14 a.m.

The National Park Service and the Nevada Division of Wildlife are investigating the disappearance of two Las Vegas men presumed drowned Monday at Lake Mead.

The two -- a father, 48, and his son, 17 -- were last seen swimming behind a rented pontoon near Memorial Overlook off Lakeshore Road in the afternoon.

The teen's mother and at least two other children remaining on the boat could not find the two men and called for help. The swimmers were not wearing life jackets, National Park Service spokeswoman Karla Norris said.

Park service divers responded to the scene about 1 p.m., Norris said. The lake in the area where the men disappeared is more than 150 feet deep.

The next step will require a search using side scan sonar to help find the men.

It will take several days for a sonar team to arrive at the lake from out of state, she said.

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