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Probably a limnic eruption. Or multiple of those.

• flukus 7y ago
  That was my first thought but I doubt it's possible with a lake that's an average of 2m deep. I'd still suspect some sort of gas release though, from pictures it looks like it's surrounded on all sides so CO2 releases couldn't escape.
  • baybal2 7y ago
    And the lake is in the very deep depression. If there was a release of something much heavier than air, it will congest there, and traumas can be post mortem
  • ctack 7y ago
    The low air pressure of the high altitude could also play a role.
• acjohnson55 7y ago
  Doesn't seem like that would explain the trauma
• ctack 7y ago
  I was hoping the article would touch on that possibility.
• rafaele 7y ago
  I'd not heard of limnic eruptions until now. They seem interesting and terrifying.