LAS VEGAS — A 13-year-old boy drowned over the weekend in floodwaters amid a sequence of late-summer storms that drenched Las Vegas and precipitated widespread flooding all through the desert valley.
{The teenager} was recognized Monday by the Clark County coroner’s workplace as Ryan Taylor of Las Vegas. His loss of life was dominated an unintended drowning.
The coroner’s workplace stated Ryan had been floating in floodwater on an innertube when he drowned. Additional particulars weren’t launched, however the workplace stated in an announcement that the teenager was discovered injured Saturday afternoon close to a busy intersection about 8 miles (12 kilometers) east of the Las Vegas Strip.
He was hospitalized and died within the early morning hours Sunday.
“We want to lengthen our honest condolences to Ryan’s household and buddies,” the coroner’s workplace stated.
Two days of heavy rainfall final weekend flooded streets in Las Vegas, prompted varied water rescues, shut down a portion of Interstate 15 south of town and left dozens of autos stranded in muddy waters.
Las Vegas has been hit with at the very least 3.9 inches of rain this yr, which is above regular for the desert oasis.
