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“We visited the site this morning and used water dye to make the water look less appealing,” the Buxton Police Department said in a Facebook post on March 25.
The poetic beauty of the Blue Lagoon with its characteristic turquoise water
This action has received strong reactions from some people on social media. Some even said that this is an "unnecessary and irresponsible" behavior.
Despite its picturesque beauty, experts have repeatedly warned that the water in the Blue Lagoon actually contains toxic chemicals with a pH of 11.3. This is only slightly less than bleach, which has a pH of around 12.
Numerous warning signs have been placed around the lagoon to warn visitors that the water contains dead animals and garbage. Police have repeatedly dyed the lagoon black to discourage people from swimming in it.
Local police have dyed the water black to make it look less attractive, to avoid crowds gathering to take photos.
It is known that this is not the first time this lagoon has been dyed black.
The move by Buxton police comes as the number of COVID-19 cases in the UK continues to rise. As of March 31, there were at least 22,141 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 1,408 deaths in the UK. Prime Minister Johnson said he was sending a letter to 30 million households across the UK, urging people to stay at home to avoid the epidemic.
