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I am your host, Rebecca Felgate and today I am talking about the Top 10 Scary Places
You Shouldn’t Swim.
I love a good swim, I really do, however there are some bodies of water you absolutely need
to stay away from because you could end up seriously hurt, or worse.
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OKAY first up we have a VERY deadly lake.
10 - Lake Nyos Lake Nyos is a lake in the North West of Cameroon.
In 1986 it was responsible for the death of 1,746 people and over 3,500 live stock.
To call it a deadly lake would be an understatement.
On the 21st August, carbon dioxide trapped at the bottom of the deep lake burst out in
an underwater eruption that created a deadly gas cloud.
The cloud then descended into nearby villages, killing people and livestock within a 25 kilometre
radius of the lake.
Geologists think a landslide created the outgassing and these days measures have been put into
place to try and degas the lake before this kind of eruption could happen again… whatever
happened, I wouldn’t fancy swimming in lake Nyos.
9 - Myrtle Beach Often it is fine to swim in the oceans of
North Carolina’s Myrtle beach, however a lot of the time riptides create a very dangerous
water environment that can pull people out to sea.
Not only are the riptides strong, seasonally warm water can bring about the Cannonball
Jellyfish, which aren’t deadly, but can cause a very nasty sting.
Okay, but this water is actually filled with deadly box Jellyfish…never swim in waters
off islands in the Gulf of Thailand at number 8
Not only are tides deceptive, islands in the Gulf of Thailand can be filled with killer
jellyfish, especially shallow rocky waters.
The Box Jellyfish can kill adults and have often been referred to as the worlds most
venomous creatures.
Oh, Yorkshire, what are you doing on this list!
Coming in a at number 7 We have The Strid Ah, Yorkshire is my homeboy…I love Yorkshire
more than life itself…and to be totally honest, nobody goes to Yorkshire to swim in
a river or lake… it is too damn cold most of the year… but if on a blisteringly hot
day you did fancy stripping off and jumping in the Strid, don’t.
It will probably kill you.
The river has a very aggressive undercurrent and a vast number of underwater rocks.
Hundreds of people have died falling on the river, with some saying the water has a 100
percent fatality rate.
The issue here is that the water doesn’t look remotely dangerous, but the undercurrents
will suck you down and drown you.
Want to be boiled alive?
No?
Well I guess this one does without saying….
But never be tempted to swim in the Boiling Lake in Dominica at number 6
You aren’t even going to want to get close to this lake, let alone swim in it.
The water is heated by an underground magma chamber and can reach up to 194 degrees.
Enough to literally burn your face off.
Great!
The reason some people have been swimming in the lake is because it has turned cold
due to low volcanic activity, however it can heat up at a moments notice.
5 - Bubbly Creek Whilst it sounds fun and cute to swim in a
body of water called bubble creek, it is most definitely not.
The body of water in the South Branch of the Chicago River and is given its name because
of the gasses that bubble out of the river bed.
The river was used as a dumping ground for blood, entrails and meatpacking waste at the
beginning of the 19th century, with the decomposing corpses letting off gass bubbles as they rot.
The river is still known as a real stinker even today, so unless you fancy some kind
of heinous disease, I’d steer well clear.
4 - North Sentinel Island It is wildly unlikely that you would end up
near North Sentinel Island in the Bay of Bengal, but if you did you should a) not stop for
a swim and b) get out of there immediately.
While the island looks totally idyllic with white sands and crystal blue waters, the island
is home to a tribe that will literally murder you.
The tribe is one of the last uncontacted people on earth and is accessible by boat from India,
although people are banned from going due to the dangers from the Sentinelese.
This body of water is cursed, we have Kipu Falls in Kauai at number 3
This swimming hole in Hawaii is a death trap for tourists with numerous injuries and fatalities
at the spot each year.
While some local’s think there is an angry Hawaii water spirit lizard called mo’o living
in the falls, others think there could be an unseen underwater whirlpool current dragging
people to their deaths.
The issue has become so big that the local tourism bureau is asking all guide books to
remove references to the area.
While the water looks beautiful and inviting, it clearly isn’t safe.
2 - New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach in Florida is known as the
Shark Attack Capital of the World.
The stretch of water is home to blacktip, spinner and tiger sharks and they will go
for humans, especially the tiger sharks which are known to hunt in shallow waters.
In 2014 a video was shot of sharks surrounding swimmers in the water which is enough to scare
me off ever wanting to swim in the water.
What could be worse than shark infested water?
Er….Water infected with Radioactive Waste.
Great.
Never swim here at number one, we have Lake Karachay.
This lake is one of the most polluted spots in the world.
The water is filled with radioactive waste from Mayak, one of Russia’s most prominent
Nucelar Weapon Factories, as well as nuclear fall out from Chernobyl.
The lake was a nuclear dumping ground during the soviet era and it is thought that spending
just one hour by the water would be enough to kill you.
So that was the Top 10 Scary Places You Should Never Swim….
Are you tempted by any of these spots?