About a thousand fish have been found dead or suffocating in a “heartbreaking” pollution incident on a canal.
The fish were discovered in the Kennet and Avon Canal in Devizes, Wiltshire, on Thursday evening, with many dead and more coming to the surface gasping for air.
A kilometre of canal has been affected, but owners and managers The Canal and River Trust (CRT), say that they believe the incident was a “one-off” and that the source of pollution had stopped.
The trust is working with the Environment Agency (EA), who said it is working to “raise oxygen levels in the water” and is investigating potential causes.