Mysterious Floating Island Reappears at New Location on British Columbia Lake

How a small island in Canada appeared, vanished, and was found again

Officials in British Columbia say the floating island drifted towards the shoreline of a local lake. But its origins remain a mystery.

‘Unbelievable’: how a tiny island in Canada appeared, vanished, and reappeared miles away

The 500ft-long, heavily forested land mass surprises locals by popping up on Williston Lake in British Columbia A thickly forested island appeared mysteriously on a western Canadian lake. Nearly 500 feet long and 250 feet wide, the land mass took locals and experts by surprise. It wasn’t on any maps or navigation charts. One boater approached and took a video of the island, capturing nearly 100 trees undulating in the chop of the lake. Continue reading...

By Leyland Cecco in Toronto

Mysterious floating island reappears on B.C. lake

BC Hydro spokesperson Bob Gammer says he initially thought reports of a floating island covered in trees on Williston Lake in northern British Columbia were a hoax, before satellite images confirmed its existence. It then vanished, but has now reappeared, 30 kilometres from where it was previously seen.

By Nono Shen