Civil trial begins over the 2020 death of a woman killed in a Utah National Park
A widow and his wife's family are seeking $140 million in damages from the U.S. government more than two years after a woman was killed in a Utah national park. (KSTU)
The National Park Service Investigative Services Branch (ISB) is seeking to identify a male victim from an August assault case.
In a release, the branch said that U.S. Park Rangers of Lake Mead National Reaction Area and ISB Special Agents were asking for help from the public, and noted that the information could assist with other ongoing investigations.
The man was "violently assaulted by group of individuals while camping with his family near the shoreline of Lake Mohave’s Nelson's Landing area." That's located approximately 30 miles south of Boulder City, Nevada.
According to the ISB, the assault occurred on the evening of Aug. 28.
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Lake Mead and the Colorado River are viewed from 34,000 feet on April 16, 2017, near Las Vegas, Nevada. ((Photo by George Rose/Getty Images))
Nelson's Landing is not listed as one of the campground locations at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area on the National Park Service's website.
The victim is described as a Hispanic male between 25 and 35 years old and weighing 200 to 250 pounds.
A U.S. National Park Service ranger truck with the park service logo on the door. ((Photo by: Don & Melinda Crawford/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images))
His injuries would have required medical intervention.
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"You don’t have to tell us who you are, but please tell us who you know," the ISB said.
The road to Lake Mead in Nevada ((Photo By: MyLoupe/UIG Via Getty Images))
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It was not immediately clear why the branch was hoping to identify the victim months after the assault.
The National Park Service told Fox News Digital in an email that park rangers received a report of the assault from an independent witness and are trying to identify the victim of the crime for potential prosecution.
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