The road led to the lake and as a result became incredibly busy during the summer months.
Due to a series of unfortunate accidents nobody was allowed in or on the water any more. This included, but was not limited to, swimming, windsurfing, sailing and the use of motorboats.
Now people turned up, got out of their cars and stood looking at the lake as if hypnotised by the water.
There were a group of safety officers who patrolled the lake, making sure nobody entered it.
Hundreds of people were lining its edge on this sunny day.
One man tore off his clothes and walked into the water.
"Stop that! Get out!" a safety officer shouted.
The man didn't listen. Neither did the hundreds of others who also removed their clothes and followed him into the lake.
The safety officers were in a state of panic. Phone calls were being made.
The rescue operation was a disaster. Only 7 of the 625 people who went into the lake survived.
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