Children dunk hands in water as neon green substance flows through Queenstown
Excited children dunked their hands into an unknown neon green substance as it flowed through central Queenstown and into Lake Wakatipu, a witness says.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council has launched an investigation into the incident, which saw the substance flow through Horne Creek for at least 20 minutes before entering the lake.
Christchurch-based firefighter La Wanda Cowan was in Queenstown’s Village Green with friends on Sunday afternoon when they noticed the water change colour.
“It happened all of a sudden. It was crazy,” she said.
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