Hundreds of fish rescued three months after dramatic breach of Whitchurch canal

One of hundreds of fish being rescued by a specialist team. (Shropshire Star / Iconic Media Group via SWNS)

By Ed Chatterton and Megan Jones

Hundreds of stranded fish have been rescued from a flooded field three months after a giant sinkhole caused a canal to collapse.

Hundreds of fish rescued three months after dramatic breach of Whitchurch canal

Hundreds of fish being rescued by a specialist team, three months after the dramatic breach of a canal. (Shropshire Star / Iconic Media Group via SWNS)

Hundreds of fish rescued three months after dramatic breach of Whitchurch canal

Aerial view of the breached the canal in Whitchurch, Shropshire, which led to neighboring land being flooded. (Tom Maddick via SWNS)

Hundreds of fish rescued three months after dramatic breach of Whitchurch canal

Hundreds of fish being rescued by a specialist team, three months after the dramatic breach of a canal in Whitchurch. (Shropshire Star / Iconic Media Group via SWNS)

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