A town’s water supply has been shut off after a car plunged into a lake that provides water to 30,000 people.
There are concerns that a Mitsubishi ute that plunged into Mount Gambier’s volcanic Blue Lake on Friday night, has been contaminating the water.
A town’s water supply has been shut off after a car plunged into a lake that provides water to 30,000 people ‘We were concerned that there could be come hydro or diesel contamination,’ South Australia Water’s Mark Gobbie said.
Blue Lake provides drinking water to 30,000 people in Mount Gambier, and testing is set to be done to confirm the water is 100 per cent safe, 9News reported.
‘This will need to be a carefully planned job, taking into consideration factors like local road closures and necessary permits and approvals.
The car continues to pose no safety or other risks.’
The 22-year-old was driving a Mitsubishi ute near Mount Gambier’s volcanic Blue Lake on Friday night when the car tore through a guard rail.
Police told ABC News it took several hours to retrieve the man from the slope into a rescue boat at the bottom.
General manager Mark Gobbie said efforts to retrieve the car were still underway, ‘We’re looking at whether we can actually float the vehicle, [but] unfortunately lifting with a crane is quite complex.’
‘We’re looking at whether we can actually float the vehicle, [but] unfortunately lifting with a crane is quite complex,’ he told ABC News.