Las Vegas Sun

May 19, 2024

Laughlin man, 23, drowns after cliff-diving into Colorado River

Bullhead City police say a Laughlin man has drowned while cliff-diving into the Colorado River.

A police spokesman says 23-year-old Samuel Lavonne Hamilton was pronounced dead after attempts to revive him at a local hospital.

The Mohave Daily News reports police received a call Wednesday evening after witnesses reported that Hamilton jumped into the water from the cliffs on the Nevada side near a natural gas pipeline and did not resurface.

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