It's definitely a safety concern when you see these stumps sticking out of the water, and you see how sharp they are," LoTruglio said. They have created a Facebook group called "Lake Wateree ...

But Kulara has not quite vanished. "Since then we have had instances of low water levels and you can see the stumps sticking out of the water and see where the hotel had been," Ms Callaghan said.

Every year Gladys Habu would travel by boat across the turquoise water, excited to visit her ... There’s that stump sticking out of the ocean. It was heartbreaking.” Watching the island ...