On Monday, the Great Salt Lake Park shared a photo on social media of a turkey that had washed up onshore at Silver Sands Beach after someone tried the “lake brine” technique, and it did not look good. The Salt Lake Tribune and Fox 13 News are content-sharing partners.

Officials are reminding the public to not brine your Thanksgiving turkey in the Great Salt Lake after one was found washed up on a beach.

Officials at the Great Salt Lake State Park & Marina in Utah are reminding locals not to brine their Thanksgiving turkeys in the Great Salt Lake after someone's bird washed up on the beach.

A whole packaged turkey washed up on the shores of Utah’s Great Salt Lake in an apparent brining gone awry, officials said. Great Salt Lake State Park & Marina Don’t brine your Thanksgiving turkey in Utah’s Great Salt Lake,