UPDATE: Officials confirm the substance is a mineral oil, similar to WD40.
KELOWNA — Officials are trying to determine the source of what appears to be either gas or oil leaking into Okanagan Lake.
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A groundskeeper at Manteo Resort on Lakeshore Road discovered the tainted water flowing in Wilson Creek Monday morning and called the authorities.
Crews have set up booms to contain the slick and are trying to determine the source.
So far, they’ve traced the source of the leak to a residential property on Cook Road — on the other side of Lakeshore Road.
It’s not clear how much of the substance has seeped into the lake.
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