BC Boaters Warned to Avoid Mysterious Floating Island
Boaters in northern British Columbia are being warned to stay away from a mysterious floating island that has reappeared on a lake after drifting about 30 kilometers in two weeks. BC Hydro spokesperson Bob Gammer says he initially thought reports of the island covered in trees and foliage on Williston Lake, the reservoir for the W.A.C. Bennett Dam in the northern Interior, were a hoax, but satellite images confirmed its existence in mid-August. The island measuring about one hectare then disappeared, but Gammer says it was spotted again on Monday, having travelled about 30 kilometers. He says boaters should resist the urge to visit the island, theorizing that it’s based on an unstable mass of logs and decaying debris that may have broken free from the shore when the lake recently filled for the first time since 2012.
A mysterious floating island, covered in trees and foliage, has reappeared on Williston Lake in northern British Columbia after drifting approximately 30 kilometers. BC Hydro spokesperson Bob Gammer confirmed the island’s existence via satellite imagery and issued a warning to boaters. The island is theorized to be composed of unstable logs and decaying debris.
- A mysterious floating island has reappeared on Williston Lake in northern British Columbia.
- The island, covered in trees and foliage, has travelled about 30 kilometers in two weeks.
- BC Hydro spokesperson Bob Gammer confirmed its existence and warned boaters to stay away.
- The island is theorized to be an unstable mass of logs and decaying debris that broke from the shore.
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