The McKinney Fire scorching a swath of California just south of the Oregon border appears to have killed tens of thousands of fish in the Klamath River, the Karuk Tribe said.
You can now listen to Fox News articles!has burned more than 60,000 acres since it first ignited just south of the Oregon border late last month and is suspected of killing tens of thousands of fish in the Klamath River, officials said Saturday.were found belly up Friday near Happy Camp, California, along the main stem of the Klamath River.
Photos from the Karuk taken about 20 miles downstream from the flash flood in the tributary of Seiad Creek showed several dozen dead fish floating amid sticks and other debris in thick, brown water along the river bank.burning more than 90 square miles in the Klamath National Forest. Gusting winds brought on by thunderstorms stoked the fire’s rapid spread.
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