Huge Lake in Chile Disappears Overnight

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In May 2007, a huge lake in Chile literally disappeared overnight. The only things left behind was a giant, 30 meter deep pit, icebergs, and dry soil!

All of the water and its contents were gone.  Despite the fact this strange incident took place more than two years ago, word is just now getting out about it.  As word is finally starting to spread across the internet, UFO enthusiasts and paranomalists are putting forth theories as to how something like this could have happened.

This wasn’t a small lake or pond, either---it was approximately five miles long! Located in Patagonia, Chile, the last time geologists saw it was in March 2007 and nothing appeared strange or different about it at all.  What could have happened within just two short months?  How could a giant lake disappear out of nowhere?  In addition to the lake simply vanishing, a river that flowed from the lake was reduced to a very small stream.

When this story first broke, many people thought it was just a hoax, and indeed it does seem too bizarre to be true.  It is true, however, despite how baffling it is.  Apparently the icebergs were still left behind---intact, despite the fact that the water was gone. Geologists also report huge cracks at the bottom of the pit.  Did the water somehow drain through the cracks?  Was there some sort of earthquake?  Why then were the icebergs fine?

One glacier specialist, Andres Rivera, explained to a Chilean newspaper that the lake itself did not even exist three decades ago.  So, is it possible that the landscape in that part of the world is reforming itself?  Geologists and glacier specialists are currently doing tests to see what they can find out about the bizarre landscape in that area. 

While some are holding out to see if there could be any scientific explanation about what happened, some media reports are trying to claim that the water was actually drained by UFO’s!  Is this just media sensationalism, or something more?  Whether there is a scientific explanation for what happened or paranormal, only time will tell. 

This isn’t the first time a lake disappeared out of nowhere.  There have been a few instances in the past where an earthquake caused water to drain.  The only problem with this theory in this case in point is that there had been no reports of any earthquakes in that particular area in spring of 2007.