In a 1992 WNOR radio hoax, methane was reported at which Virginia Beach park?

In a 1992 WNOR radio hoax, methane was reported at Mount Trashmore Park in Virginia Beach.

Two WNOR disc jockeys falsely reported that leaking methane had been detected at Mount Trashmore, creating the impression that a potentially explosive hazard threatened the area. The story worked because Mount Trashmore is a real, highly unusual park built on top of a former covered landfill.

The prank was local rather than a report about a genuine environmental emergency. Mount Trashmore is in Virginia Beach, although WNOR broadcasts from nearby Norfolk, Virginia. That geographic connection explains why the hoax specifically targeted listeners in the Hampton Roads region.

The common mix-up is with other Virginia Beach parks, including First Landing Park and Red Wing Park. Neither was the location named in the broadcast; the distinctive landfill-turned-park setting is the clue pointing to Mount Trashmore.