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Glenavy River: Dozens of fish killed in County Antrim | Glenavy River: Dozens of fish killed in County Antrim |
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A number of fish have been killed in a river in County Antrim. | A number of fish have been killed in a river in County Antrim. |
Dozens of fish, including brown trout, have died in the incident in the Glenavy River. | Dozens of fish, including brown trout, have died in the incident in the Glenavy River. |
Barbara McGeown, from the Glenavy Conservation and District Angling Club, said the number of dead fish could run into hundreds. | |
She said that the full extent of the incident was not yet known, but that the cause "looks like pollution". | She said that the full extent of the incident was not yet known, but that the cause "looks like pollution". |
The fish kill was first reported on Friday at about 17:00 BST. The Northern Ireland Environmental Agency has been notified. | The fish kill was first reported on Friday at about 17:00 BST. The Northern Ireland Environmental Agency has been notified. |
Ms McGeown said: "It's very disappointing. We can't believe it has happened. | |
"We have restocked the river over the last five years, and there is a lovely plan to have a river pathway and fishing stands built over the next two or three months. | "We have restocked the river over the last five years, and there is a lovely plan to have a river pathway and fishing stands built over the next two or three months. |
"So it's quite a shock to us." | "So it's quite a shock to us." |
She added that there was "concern" that the incident may spread farther downstream, as the Glenavy River flows into Lough Neagh. | She added that there was "concern" that the incident may spread farther downstream, as the Glenavy River flows into Lough Neagh. |
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