The well-preserved body of Donald Christopher Windecker was discovered July 23 on an underwater shelf, 265 feet below the surface. A remote-controlled mini-submarine with a robotic claw raised the remains July 27.
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Diving HistoryThere is no record of Cousteau visiting or diving in Lake Tahoe. It's unclear who first brought Cousteau's technology to the chilling waters of Lake Tahoe.
Professional divers with the Undersea Voyager Project have made 58 submarine trips and 33 scuba dives to the bottom of the lake and smaller adjacent lakes. So far, their discoveries include a diamond ring, possible ship wreckage, and over 25,000 pounds of trash.
Geology of the Lake Tahoe BasinAlthough it is commonly believed that Lake Tahoe was formed by the collapse of a volcanic crater, the Basin was actually formed by the rise and fall of the landscape due to faulting. About 24 million years ago the Sierra Nevada block was formed by tremendous uplifting.
Compared to other lakes, Tahoe's cast of aquatic characters is fairly small. Among those you can see with the naked eye, there are several species of trout (rainbow, brook, brown and lake), the Kokanee salmon, crayfish, mysis shrimp, and a few other near-shore and bottom-dwelling fish.