Multiple dead fish found at Lake Milton... find out what is causing this

If you are walking along the shore of Lake Milton and happen to stumble across dead fish scattered in the area, there is no need to be alarmed.

Monika Bell, a wildlife communications specialist at the Ohio Division of Wildlife, states that this event is very common around this time of year.

She adds that when we have a winter as cold and frigid as this year, the lakes and ponds are frozen over, which causes the ice and snow to cut off atmospheric oxygen for the fish and vegetation in the water.

Once the ice begins to melt, the bacterial activity from the decomposition of those plants in the water begins to consume a big chunk of oxygen.

The lack of oxygen leads to fish dying, which is why they come to shore after the ice has finally dethawed. 

Bell states that no one will be going out to remove the fish since animals will have a chance to eat them, or they will decompose naturally.