travel

Visitors are seen on camera damaging rock formations at a Nevada recreation site

Font size+Author:International Impact news portalSource:opinions2024-05-22 00:41:49I want to comment(0)

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal authorities are asking for the public’s help in tracking down two men seen

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal authorities are asking for the public’s help in tracking down two men seen damaging rock formations at a national recreation site in Nevada.

Officials at Lake Mead National Recreation Area said the damage happened during a recent weekend near the Redstone Dune Trail on the north side of the lake. The petrified red dunes found there make it one of the most popular hiking spots in the park.

A video shows two men shoving chunks of sandstone off the edge of an outcropping as a girl screams. Park officials called the behavior appalling, saying the damage can’t be fixed.

“It’s one of my favorite places in the park and they’re up there just destroying it. I don’t understand that,” John Haynes, public information officer at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, told television station KVVU.

Destruction like this at federally protected sites can result in felony charges that come along with potential fines and jail time, Haynes said.

Related articles
  • Revealed: Brit tourist, 19, subjected to sex attack in Majorca 'was gang

    Revealed: Brit tourist, 19, subjected to sex attack in Majorca 'was gang

    2024-05-21 23:54

  • Xi Inspects Jingdezhen, Shangrao in East China's Jiangxi Province

    Xi Inspects Jingdezhen, Shangrao in East China's Jiangxi Province

    2024-05-21 22:55

  • Xi, North Macedonia's President Exchange Congratulations on 30th Anniversary of Diplomatic Ties

    Xi, North Macedonia's President Exchange Congratulations on 30th Anniversary of Diplomatic Ties

    2024-05-21 22:05

  • The 134th Canton Fair attracted overseas purchasers for new energy vehicles

    The 134th Canton Fair attracted overseas purchasers for new energy vehicles

    2024-05-21 22:01

Netizen comments