B.C. boaters warned to avoid mysterious floating island

a month ago by Otter to c/offbeat

Boaters in northern B.C. are being warned to stay away from a mysterious floating island that has reappeared on a lake after drifting about 30 kilometres in two weeks.
magnetosphere 23 points a month ago

To hell with the warning. The fact that the island might break up and disappear would only encourage me to get out there sooner. Plus bring a camera.

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Coelacanth 7 points a month ago

Someone definitely needs to get on it asap so we can figure out how the hell this came to be. I'm completely intrigued.

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magnetosphere 3 points a month ago

Yes. This is one of the most interesting articles I’ve read in a while.

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idunnololz 2 points a month ago

It sounds like it's a piece of land that broke off from a shore but not 100% sure.

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Zier 19 points a month ago

Life is so bad in America that even the forests are trying to swim into Canada for safety.

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mycodesucks 15 points a month ago

Leave it alone. That's where the protagonist will find the entrance to the super dungeon with the boss that gives the sword that inflicts holy damage.

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radiofreebc 14 points a month ago
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Ulvain 3 points a month ago

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bacon_saber 2 points a month ago

multiple energy signatures detected

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ryokimball 9 points a month ago

Is it inhabitated by meercats?

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DickFiasco 7 points a month ago

I heard someone found a human tooth on it.

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wyldrstallyns 2 points a month ago

A meercat tooth? Very curious.

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blackn1ght 7 points a month ago

How do you lose track of an island on a lake?

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recursive_recursion 4 points a month ago

Williston's very own Laputa❤️
Lovely story🤗

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pyr0ball 2 points a month ago

Pummice stone?

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Sturgist 9 points a month ago

Gammer said the island’s origin was not certain but it was normal for trees that fall into the reservoir to clump together in sheltered bays.

“You can imagine, like a tree falling down in the forest, and the trunk is laying flat, and over a long period of time, it starts to break down, and other plants, moss, and even trees start growing on top,” said Gammer.

From near the end of the article.

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