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Skip Gets Pink Eye From a Very Pink Lake

The lake sits on Middle Island off the south coast of Western Australia, and its colour is permanent, even in a bucket; Skip checked.

On air: Skip Waverly and Hank Ledger on The Weekend Shift
Published 4:52 PM ET, Saturday, October 17, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Wikipedia: “Lake Hillier, Australia”.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 4:52 PM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Skip Waverly and Hank Ledger.
Topics: Australia.

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSkip is at Lake Hillier in Western Australia. Skip, what is it like?
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentHank, it is bright pink. Bubblegum pink. Viewers will remember the man who reported this, and I think that man belongs at a desk.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThank you, Skip. Why is it pink?
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentScientists link the colour to microorganisms such as the alga Dunaliella salina, per Wikipedia. Tiny algae, Hank. My socks are the same colour now.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYour socks.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentAnd the lake is only about six hundred metres long. I walked all of it, because nobody told me the shoreline was salt crust.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPerhaps you could rinse off in the lake.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentIt is the only water here, Hank. Here is the best part. The pink stays even when the water is taken out in a container.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo you cannot wash it out.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentMy water bottle is pink. My sandwich is pink. So is my phone case, and I did not even open the lid.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentWish you were here, Hank. The anchor chair would look great in pink, just saying.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYour return ticket is economy, Skip, and the chair stays beige.