Overview
- Police say unknown perpetrator or perpetrators manipulated pond water inlets and introduced chemicals, with suspected chlorine granulate found at the site.
- About 800 kilograms of trout and char, amounting to several thousand fish, were reported dead, and the die-off continued into the next day.
- Environmental specialists secured water samples and dead fish for analysis, and forensic work at the ponds is ongoing.
- Two pond operators were hit, reporting severe financial damage and disruptions to breeding operations and Christmas sales.
- The incident was detected Monday afternoon in the Leiten area of Ramsau am Dachstein, and police appealed for witnesses who noticed suspicious activity between December 21 and 22.