two men pushed an ancient rock about 140 million years old off a cliff in the united states and may face 10 years in prison
2024-08-29
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in april this year, two men pushed an ancient rock about 140 million years old off the edge of a cliff at the lake mead recreation area in nevada, usa. recently, the two were indicted and if convicted, they may face up to 10 years in prison.
▲two men pushed the rock off the cliff
on august 23, u.s. investigators arrested 37-year-old wyatt clifford fain and 31-year-old peden david guy cosper in las vegas.
according to the indictment, on april 7, fein and cosper pushed large pieces of ancient rocks off the cliff at the lake mead recreation area. the nevada attorney general's office issued a statement in response to this situation saying that the two are now charged with injury and plunder of government property and aiding and abetting.
on august 26, cosper's lawyer argued that there were no signs posted at the entrance prohibiting pushing rocks, nor were there any warnings that this was a "state-protected site."
u.s. prosecutors said a trial in the case has been scheduled for october 8. if convicted, the two men could face up to 10 years in prison.
it is understood that after the incident, the u.s. national park service, which is investigating the case, sought help from the public to identify the two men who destroyed the ancient rocks in the video.
▲lake mead recreation area attractions
it is reported that the lake mead recreation area was established in 1936 and covers about 6,000 square kilometers along the colorado river. it extends from the western edge of the grand canyon national park to below the davis dam. about 6 million tourists are attracted to the sandstone formations on the red rock trail every year. these sandstone formations were formed over time by 140 million years of sand dunes. in recent years, due to extreme drought, the lake level has dropped sharply, exposing some shipwrecks and human remains.
red star news reporter wang yalin and intern ye ying
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