Thousands of fish die in ‘naturally-occurring fish kill' at Olathe lake
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Olathe parks officials stated a fishing derby has been postponed due to a large-scale fish kill. Olathe Parks & Rec state...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Olathe parks officials stated a fishing derby has been postponed due to a large-scale fish kill. Olathe Parks & Rec stated Friday morning that a 'naturally-occurring fish kill' is affecting portions of Cedar Lake. The incident has led to the postponement of the Olathe Fishing Derby. A rescheduled date has not yet been set. The City of Olathe relayed that there is no public health risk. The City has been working alongside the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks to assess the issue, and all indications are that this naturally occurring phenomenon poses no risk to public health.