You must be 21-years-old or older to swim/drink from this river.
A hiker in Hawaii's Oahu island was walking around when he sniffed out a familiar smell... alcohol.
Oh, hello, old friend.
He followed his nose and it led him to stream 120 feet beneath a freeway.
Once the hiker discovered the boozy brook, he contacted a local environmental activist, who alerted the Department of Health (way to ruin all the fun).
"The other day we came here you would think it was a beer pub that hadn't opened its doors for three or four days," the activist, Carroll Cox, told HawaiiNewsNow.
A sample of the water was tested and it was found to contain 1.2 percent alcohol and .04 percent sugar – which is the same amount of alcohol in many low-ABV beers.
Bottoms up! 🍻
But of course we can't just have alcohol flowing freely. The Department of Health is now investigating how this body of water got so boozy.
They are looking at a spill from a Department of Transportation-owned storm pipe adjacent to the highway. The DOT has linked the spill to Hawaii's largest alcoholic beverage supplier, Paradise Beverages, which owns a warehouse across the freeway. But they are still unsure what is causing the spill.
Well, it may sound like a prank but it has me thinking...
Can fish get drunk?
If so, how drunk are they right now? 🤔
