The water supply on the Baltic Sea island of Gotland came close to being shut off by unknown saboteurs, reports say. Damage to pumps in a lake was "not accidental."

Swedish police are investigating a suspected sabotage incident on a water pump on the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea. Police told the BBC that the local government's water unit received an alarm for a water pump on Sunday at 17:30 local time (16:30 GMT).

The Swedish police are investigating potential sabotage after a water pump on Gotland island was disconnected from power, potentially leaving the entire island without water. The incident, reported by Swedish daily Aftonbladet,

Police have cordoned off the area around the infrastructure in order to carry out a crime scene investigation.

Swedish police said on Monday they had opened an investigation into suspected sabotage after power cables to a pump supplying the Baltic Sea island of Gotland with water were intentionally disconnected.

Swedish police have opened an investigation into suspected sabotage after power cables to a pump supplying the Baltic Sea island of Gotland with water had been disconnected intentionally.

The incident reportedly could've left the whole of Gotland - Sweden's biggest island with a population of around 60,000 - without water.

The Swedish police have launched an investigation into an attempted sabotage on Gotland that occurred on Sunday. The incident could have led to a shortage of drinking water on this strategically located island in the Baltic Sea.