9 Places You Should Never Swim In!

The most dangerous places you should never swim! These are 9 of the world's most treacherous, life-endangering waters humans have ever seen.


From water so hot it could boil you alive to a lake filled with acid, here are some places you should never go swimming:

9. Lake Hillier

This bright pink lake is located in Australia. It is about two thousand feet long and eight hundred twenty feet wide. This strange body of water is a saline lake, meaning it has a significantly high concentration of salt. It was discovered in 1802 by Matthew Flinders, who described it as “...a rose colour, the water of which...was so saturated with salt that sufficient quantities were crystallized near the shores to load a ship.” Pure white salt lines Lake Hillier’s shore. Due to its extreme salinity, there are no animals living within the lake. The only thing that lives here are tiny organisms, one of which is Dunaliella salina; this is what gives Lake Hillier its salt content. It also contains red halophilic bacteria, which gives it its unique hue. Although you can technically go for a dip in this lake without adverse effects, you should never drink the water… ingesting too much saltwater can cause a fatal outcome. So, don’t allow the lake’s rose-wine tint trick you into taking a sip.

8. Yellowstone Thermal Pools

Yellowstone National Park’s thermal pools are just one of the numerous reasons that millions of tourists flock to the area every year. However, even though these hot springs and geysers look very inviting, you should by no means get too close to them. There have been various injuries and fatalities due to people wanting a closer look at these natural wonders. In June 2006, a six-year-old boy endured significant burns after slipping off of a boardwalk near Old Faithful. He fell into the two-hundred-fifty degree Fahrenheit water and luckily survived, even though his injuries were severe. According to the Yellowstone website, over twenty visitors have met their demise after slipping near these thermal pools. In June 2016, a twenty-three-year-old man from Portland, Oregon lost his life after falling into the hot water next to Porkchop Geyser. He and his sister had strayed about six hundred feet from the boardwalk when the incident took place. One of the park’s geologists, Hank Heasler, noted, “Geothermal attractions are one of the most dangerous natural features in Yellowstone, but I don’t sense that awareness in either visitors or employees.” There are warning signs posted throughout the park as there are over ten thousand of these boiling pools. Yellowstone’s chief safety officer, Brandon Gauthier, said, “We try to educate people starting when they come through the gate… There are many risks in Yellowstone. It’s something you’ve got to respect and pay attention to.” So, keep that in mind if you ever visit this national park, and please don’t take a dip in the hot spring.

[KissKriss]

The fact that new symerna is on the same list as a lava river and all these other dangerous waters🤦‍♀️

[manteola]

thank you for reminding me not to swim on lava lake.

[xXxWeezyFirexXx]

people went swimming in the pink lake its nothing serious just cant swim for long periods of time or go under water in it lol better off swimming in your toilet cause its cleaner then that pink water

[NorthernChev]

You should do a video called, “9 Reasons You Don’t End Your Video Titles With A Preposition...”

[skerpunkthing]

I don't like swimming so why am I watching this?

[krokeman]

Ok, so then only reason you shouldn't swim in Lake Hillier is that you drink too much salty water? :)

[PositiveQueen]

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[nicoleashford]

Oh so you can swim but not drink 😂😂 I see people swim in it

[jennysujuan]

Uhhhh once mah teacher was close to a volcano tho