B.C. boaters warned to avoid floating island that has mystified experts
Boaters are being warned to avoid the tree-covered raft, which BC Hydro says drifted 30 kilometres and remains intact.
- A forested floating island about the size of two football fields appeared on July 21 in the Williston Reservoir, northern British Columbia, as confirmed by satellite images and B.C. Hydro officials.
- B.C. Hydro attributed the island's emergence to record-high water levels lifting vegetation and driftwood, which was then pushed into open water by winds.
- Local resident Rocky Avery described the sighting as unique in 40 years and shared images that gained widespread attention.
- By August 5, the island had disappeared from satellite tracking, with officials speculating it may have drifted back to shore or to a sheltered area rather than sinking, and monitoring continued in case it reappeared.
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The Wonder in Canada - Disappeared without a Trace, the Mysterious Island Reappears in Another Place
A mysterious tree-covered island, which appeared and then disappeared from a reservoir in British Columbia, Canada, has been found again more than 29 kilometers away from where it was first seen.The floating island was noticed by residents in the Williston reservoir and then confirmed by the energy company B.C. Hydro via satellite imagery on July 20. By August 5, he no longer appeared in satellite images.According to B.C. Hydro, the island was c…
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