Environment Agency prepares to rescue trapped fish
Environment Agency prepares to rescue trapped fish
Thousands of fish washed out of the Tiverton Canal and into a flooded field following the collapse of a section of canal bank are about to be returned to their former home thanks to a major fish rescue organised by the Environment Agency. The sudden collapse of the bank following torrential rain sparked a flood alert in Holbeton after it flooded a field on the outskirts of the village. Fish including, pike, bream, roach, tench, perch and eels were washed into a lake that quickly formed following the breach. On Monday (Dec 3) a team of Agency officers helped by members of the Tiverton Angling Club will set to work rescuing the fish that will die if left in the flooded field. Pumping has reduced the size of the lake that still measures approximately 150 by 60 metres and is up to 7ft deep in places.