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Hundreds of fish rescued from flooded field after dramatic flood
Around 1,000 fish including critically endangered European eels were rescued and returned to the canal using safe, low-voltage stunning methods, the Canal & River Trust said.
- A specialist rescue team moved around 1,000 fish back to the Llangollen Canal on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, three months after the breach flooded a field.
- A 50m by 50m sinkhole caused the Llangollen Canal to collapse on December 22 last year, swallowing two narrowboats and releasing an estimated 100 million gallons into a neighbouring farmer's field.
- Using specialist fisheries equipment the team passed a low‑voltage electric current to stun fish, lifted them into aerated buckets and rescued roach, perch, gudgeon, bream, ruffe, and critically endangered European eels.
- The CRT called the rescue an important ecological milestone and said CRT staff found the fish in good health, with fish welfare as a key priority.
- Work began to retrieve the narrowboats in January and an investigation into the embankment collapse is ongoing; repairs could take about nine months and cost more than 3m.
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