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Scientists find deadly pool in Red Sea that kills anyone who swims into it

The scientists discovered the brine pool 1.7 kilometers beneath the surface of the Red Sea

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BS Web Team New Delhi
Scientists from the University of Miami have discovered a deadly pool at the Red Sea's bottom. The lethal pool kills anyone who swims into it. The scientists discovered the brine pool 1.7 kilometres beneath the surface of the sea during the last five minutes of a ten-hour dive using a remotely operated underwater vehicle. 

Scientists explained that a brine pool is a depression in the floor of the sea filled with highly concentrated salt water and other chemical elements, adding that the area is saltier than the surrounding ocean. 

The researchers said that such underwater pools could stun or kill

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