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Thousands Of Trout Found Dead At Albert Powell Fish Hatchery: Maryland NRP Thousands Of Trout Found Dead At Albert Powell Fish Hatchery: Maryland NRP
Thousands Of Trout Found Dead At Albert Powell Fish Hatchery: Maryland NRP There is something fishy going on in Washington County, and Maryland Natural Resources Police investigators are looking for answers. Thousands of dead trout were found at the Albert Powell Fish Hatchery in Hagerstown this week and their deaths have been deemed possibly suspicious by Maryland NRP officers. The ghastly discovery was made at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Monday, April 17 by employees at the hatchery. Investigators say that someone closed one of the discharge valves in one of the raceways, resulting in the deaths of thousands of trout, though no suspect or motive has been identif…