On a cloudy day in Paris, a crowd has gathered to watch what is going on at the Canal Saint-Martin. Everyone couldn’t take their eyes off the scene that was unfolding in front of them. As the authorities drained the river, they all wanted to see the murky waters recede. What had been lurking in the canal’s waters for so long? After two centuries, they discovered things about the canal that they had not anticipated. What exactly did they find down there?

They Were Astounded By What The Water Revealed After Draining A 200-Year-Old Parisian Canal