Overview
- Hikers reported the bright discoloration below the Lainbach waterfalls near Kochel am See around 12:40 on Saturday.
- Firefighters and police found the color extending for several hundred meters and noted it may be visible where the stream enters the Kochelsee.
- The Water Management Office in Weilheim issued a preliminary assessment that the substance poses no risk to the environment.
- Police opened an investigation and, with the fire brigade, collected water samples that are now being analyzed to identify the substance and source.
- Authorities cited prior non-harmful dye cases in the region, and coverage differed on whether the hue appeared neon green or neon yellow.