Austin Police: Body found floating in Lady Bird Lake overnight

Austin Police recovered a body floating in Lady Bird Lake overnight after responding to a welfare check call. Separately, police identified a body discovered inside a barrel at Lake Mead. Authorities stated the victim had a criminal history and noted that the circumstances of the Lake Mead discovery carry earmarks of a mob hit. Both incidents involve law enforcement investigations into the deaths and the specific backgrounds of the individuals recovered from these different bodies of water.