DEAD fish found floating in the pool at a Stourbridge park are believed to have died due to reduced oxygen levels in the water during recent rain storms.
Hundreds of lifeless fish were found in Heath Pool in Mary Stevens Park, Norton, after stormy weather at the weekend.
Dudley Council today told the News they have since been removed and council chiefs promised to keep an eye on the pool.
Councillor Damian Corfield, Dudley Council’s cabinet member for highways and environmental services, said of the news: “We have sadly lost some of the fish population in the pool at Mary Stevens Park.
“We believe the deaths are due to the storms we’ve had this week, which can significantly reduce oxygen levels in the water.
“The dead fish have now been removed and we will continue to monitor the situation.”
A passerby, however, reported seeing a countless number of dead carp in the pool this morning on his way to work.
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