How America's Desert Paradise Became a Toxic Nightmare

Two hours east of LA there's a lake that nobody meant to build. The Salton Sea got made by accident in 1905 when the Colorado River broke through a canal and poured into the desert for two straight years. This is the story of how it became a movie-star beach resort, why the water can't ever leave, and what it left on the shore when the crowds walked away. The beach out there isn't sand. #saltonsea #californiadesert #bombaybeach #ghosttown