Have you ever seen the mountains reflection in a lake or the calm ocean turn into destructive waves during a storm? Water is shown to have a calming effect, but these bodies of water are said to be haunted.
Devil’s Pool, Australia is a natural pool created by surrounding boulders and a waterfall. It is as beautiful as it is cursed. According to legend, Oolana, an Aboriginal woman, drowned herself in the pool after being separated from her true love. Still searching, she lures young men to their death in the green waters. At least 16 men have died in this area.
Manchac Swamp in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, was allegedly where a voodoo priestess would sit on her front porch and sing “One day I’m gonna die and I’m gonna take all of you with me.” That curse turned out true. On the day of Brown’s funeral in 1915, a category 4 hurricane tore through the area, causing hundreds to drown. People say Brown can be heard cackling the shores of the swamp.
Lower Yellowstone Falls, Wyoming – In 1870 a group of Native Americans stole pack horses from five militiamen and their guide near the area. The men gave chase and caught up with the thieves as they were attempting to cross the treacherous falls. During the fighting, the Native Americans raft sank and they were swept over the falls and drowned. Standing near the platform, some swear they hear the death chant of the brave warriors and the river is said to turn red on occasion.
Truk Lagoon, Micronesia – Where the wreckage of 40 Japanese ships and 25 American aircrafts went down in the waters. This was during Operation Hailstone, the ill-fated WWII battle. The underwater scene is described as a massive ship graveyard. Photos of the wreckage are chilling and a haunting reminder of all the lives lost in one battle.
Saco River, Maine – As the legend goes, around 1675, a group of drunken English sailors crossed paths with the chief of the Saco tribe and his family. The sailors threw the baby in the river and the baby died. To get revenge, the chief put a curse on the Saco River that three people would drown each year.
Bride’s Pool, Hong Kong – a natural pool created by boulders with an adjoining waterfall. It is said to have gotten its name because a bride fell into the water and drowned on the way to her wedding. Some people report seeing a woman dressed in a red cheongsam brushing her hair near the majestic waters.
White Rock Lake, Texas – haunted by a young woman wearing a wet evening dress. The girl tells people she was involved in a boating accident and needs to get to Gaston Avenue. When she gets into the back seat of a car, she disappears. These encounters have been reported off and on since 1964, but no one knows the woman or knows if she actually drowned there.
Loch Ness, Scotland – some believe a lake near Inverness in Scotland is haunted by a mythical being (the Loch Ness Monster). There have been only two bona fide sightings, but the legend continues to inspire visitors.
Blackwater River, Florida – a popular tubing spot with a past. A woman with long dark hair smelling of rotting flesh haunts the water and will attempt to drag you to your death if you can’t escape her clutches
Lake Superior, Wisconsin – In 1985, more than a decade after the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sun 500 feet to the bottom of the lake, the ship was spotted sailing on the surface by a commercial crew. There are men who believe the Edmund Fitzgerald will continue to sail as a ghost ship in the choppy, icy waters of the lake.
Changi Beach, Singapore – during Japan’s occupation of Singapore during World War II in 1942, tens of thousands of Chinese men were forced into the waters and machine-gunned en masse. Ghosts of these executed men remain trapped on the shores screaming as they suffer the same deadly fate over and over.
Manzanita Beach, Oregon – In the 16th century, Spanish sailors were shipwrecked off the Oregon Coast. They hiked up nearby Neahkahnie Mountain to hide their gold, burying it underneath a murdered African slave to serve as a warning. More than one person was killed by the sailors and their ghosts haunt the trails. Piles of stones wash up on the beach every morning and no one has ever seen anything being built.
Higbee Beach, New Jersey – Along the New Jersey shoreline, the town of Cape May harbors a horrible secret. Higbee Beach is haunted by the ghost of Thomas Higbee, the proprietor of a hotel that once stood on the beach, but was demolished in 1940. People see a man dressed in 19th-century clothing floating along the shore and hearing his laughter echoing over the waves.
The Bermuda Triangle – haunted water list would not be complete without including the Atlantic Ocean’s Bermuda Triangle. Countless ships and airplanes have disappeared forever with not a hint of engine malfunction or bad weather. Bounded by Bermuda, Miami, and Puerto Rico, this is known as “The Devil’s Triangle.”
Other blogs that may interest you include Haunted Hotels, Top Haunted Cities in America and the Most Haunted Places in the Caribbean.
