
The Clark County Coroner's Office on Friday identified a man killed in an all-terrain vehicle accident near Lake Mead as 63-year-old Gerard Coichette of Elmont, N.Y.
Officials did not immediately release the cause of his death.
Las Vegas Metro police said Coichette was riding near Overton on the Logandale Trails when the accident happened around 3:40 p.m. Thursday.
A Metro Search and Rescue helicopter transported Coichette to University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
An investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.
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