Pollution that killed 100,000 fish still a mystery

Pollution that killed 100,000 fish still a mystery

By Laura Devlin

Source: BBC News

1/27/2024

Credit: John Devine

Fish were found dead on the riverbank near Peterborough in December
Investigators said the pollutant passed through the water too quickly to be traced
Surveys of the fish population will continue and the river could be restocked

The mystery of what caused 100,000 fish to die in the River Nene near Peterborough last month will go unsolved after an investigation drew a blank.

Fish were found washed up on the riverbank between Orton Backwater and Goldie Backwater, and at Ferry Meadows park, on 12 December.

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