Mystery Of Perfectly Intact Plane ‘At Bottom Of Lake’ Solved

Google Earth

A perplexing picture of a plane apparently at the bottom of a Lake in the U.S. has finally been explained. 

The mystery picture is on Google Maps and appears to show a crashed plane at the bottom of Lake Harriet in Minneapolis, USA.

The image divided the internet when it appeared online, with people wondering how a plane had got there as officials had no record of a plane crash in the area, and had no idea where this so-called plane wreck had come from, the Mirror reports.

Google Maps

Despite the amount of head-scratching from those in charge of the lake it turns out there’s a simple explanation to the modern day mystery, and thankfully it doesn’t involve a downed plane.

It’s all to do with the way Google produces its satellite maps.

What likely happened is the picture of the lake was taken just as a plane was flying over it. This merged the two objects and made it appear as if the plane was inside the lake, when in fact it was thousands of feet above it.

A spokeswoman for Google maps, Susan Cadrecha, told The Minneapolis Star-Tribune: “In short, each satellite image you see on the map is actually a compilation of several images.”

I’m just glad the mystery’s been sorted, it’d have been a bit embarrassing if the airline had lost a plane without noticing…

Tom Percival

More of a concept than a journalist, Tom Percival was forged in the bowels of Salford University from which he emerged grasping a Masters in journalism.

Since then his rise has been described by himself as ‘meteoric’ rising to the esteemed rank of Social Editor at UNILAD as well as working at the BBC, Manchester Evening News, and ITV.

He credits his success to three core techniques, name repetition, personality mirroring, and never breaking off a handshake.