Man dies after jumping from cliff at Lake Mead

Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012 | 3:22 p.m.

A 28-year-old Las Vegas man died Saturday after jumping off a cliff into Lake Mead, according to the National Park Service.

The incident happened about 1 p.m. near Wishing Well Cove, officials said.

The man, Jared Jarvis, was pulled from the water by friends and taken to Hemenway Harbor, where he was pronounced dead at 1:30 p.m., officials said. The incident is under investigation, officials said.

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By gv

Oct. 16, 2012

5:13 p.m.

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So was this cliff jumping like the sport or a suicide? I don't know if cliff jumping is legally allowed in Lake Mead, but hard to tell from this story.
By tom_duh

Oct. 17, 2012

11 a.m.

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natural selection