LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A 13-year-old drowned while floating in floodwater during monsoon storms in Las Vegas over the weekend, Clark County officials confirmed on Monday.
The teen has been identified as Ryan Taylor, of Las Vegas. Officials say Taylor was found in the 5600 block of Boulder Highway, near Tropicana Avenue, on Saturday afternoon.
"He reportedly had been floating on an innertube in floodwater when he was injured and taken to Sunrise Hospital," according to county officials.
Taylor died at the hospital early the next day, just after 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 3.
Medical examiners determined Taylor's death was a result of drowning and ruled the death an accident.
"We wish to extend our sincere condolences to Ryan's family and friends," county officials stated.
The teen's death is at least the second suspected drowning in floodwaters over the weekend, Clark County officials clarified in an email to Channel 13.
The county coroner's office is investigating an additional case of a possible drowning victim whose body was found in a detention basin near Rainbow Boulevard and Westcliff Drive early Saturday morning.
Officials say the unhoused man was reported missing on Friday evening. He was not publicly identified as of this report.
