US police identify remains of man found in barrel in shrinking reservoir

After a years-long investigation, police in Nevada have identified the remains of the person found stuffed in a corroded barrel near Las Vegas.

Police identified the man as Edward "Buddy" Lelburian Jackson. He was found in May 2022 with a gunshot wound to the head. The corroded barrel was exposed in Lake Mead after a severe drought caused water levels to drop.

His remains went unidentified until recently, when investigators found his family using DNA, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.