Pender County fire department washes out stranded fish on I-40
September 23, 2018
By Deborah Strange, Digital journalist
The Penderlea Fire Department, in Pender County, washed dead fish off of Interstate 40 this weekend.
Well, we can add 'washing fish off of the interstate' to the long list of interesting things firefighters get to experience!
Edited to add: This is on a stretch of I40 in Pender County North Carolina near Wallace. Hurricane Florence caused massive flooding in our area and allowed the fish to travel far from their natural habitat, stranding them on the interstate when waters receded.
Posted by Penderlea Fire Department on Saturday, September 22, 2018 Edited to add: This is on a stretch of I40 in Pender County North Carolina near Wallace. Hurricane Florence caused massive flooding in our area and allowed the fish to travel far from their natural habitat, stranding them on the interstate when waters receded.
The fish had gotten on the interstate during flooding from Hurricane Florence, the department posted on Facebook. Once the floodwaters receded, the fish were stranded and died.
The section of I-40 was near Wallace, the department said.
"Mother" nature has no mercy for the living species on this planet. Humans, animals, plants all are dispensable at will.