A 13-year-old boy drowned over the weekend in Las Vegas floodwaters amid a series of late-summer storms that drenched the desert valley and caused widespread flooding.
LAS VEGAS — A 13-year-old boy drowned over the weekend in floodwaters amid a series of late-summer storms that drenched Las Vegas and caused widespread flooding throughout the desert valley.
The coroner’s office said Ryan had been floating in floodwater on an innertube when he drowned. Further details weren’t released, but the office said in a statement that the teen was found injured Saturday afternoon near a busy intersection about 8 miles east of the Las Vegas Strip.“We wish to extend our sincere condolences to Ryan’s family and friends,” the coroner’s office said.
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