Jet skiers lead rangers to missing Nevada veterinarian’s body in Lake Mead

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Two young people jet-skiing on Lake Mead located the body of a missing Nevada veterinarian, who the coroner’s office later determined drowned after taking a sedative, according to documents the 8 News Now Investigators obtained Tuesday.

Dr. Shawn Frehner disappeared in April after a video showing him kicking a horse went viral. Frehner’s family filed a missing persons report before the media reported the incident.

The search for Frehner began at Lake Mead after his keys, wallet and cellphone were found in his truck parked at Hemenway Harbor on April 7. Crews later found Frehner’s body near the Boulder Islands within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area on April 18. Rangers also located ankle weights on his body, documents said…

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