Man dies after being struck by propeller at Nevada reservoir Associated Press A 25-year-old man has died after a boating accident at a western Nevada reservoir. The Churchill County Sheriff’s Office said the accident occurred June 29 at Lahontan Reservoir. The sheriff’s office said Joel Orville Schwarz of Round Mountain slipped from a ladder while trying to board his boat and hit and injured his leg on a moving propeller. The sheriff’s office said lifesaving efforts were attempted at a beach on the reservoir but Schwartz was declared dead at the scene. Nevada Division of Wildlife is investigating the accident.