A large sinkhole has opened up at the bottom of a lake in St. Louis County's Lone Elk Park. Photos of the hole and half-empty lake have gone viral.
Park officials say the man-made lake's level dropped substantially due to the hole that opened up on Sunday.
This is the second time since 2016 that the lake has been drained by a sinkhole. It happened in the same area as this one and was about the same size.
Park officials had concrete slurry poured in the 2016 hole to patch it.
County officials are working to get a hydraulic engineer to come out to take a look, reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. They are also working to put out signage to warn people to stay away from the hole.
The water that disappeared from the lake has come up in the nearby Castlewood State Park, according to the report.
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