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Tribe: California wildfire near Oregon causes fish deaths

In this photo provided by the Karuk Tribe Department of Natural Resources is a dead fish from among others that are found on a 20-mile stretch of the Klamath River in northern California between Indian Creek and Seiad Creek on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022, near Happy Camp, Calif. The Karuk Tribe says the McKinney Fire burning in the area killed tens of thousands of fish because of a debris flow that made oxygen levels in the river plummet. (Karuk Tribe Department of Natural Resources via AP) In this photo provided by the Karuk Tribe Department of Natural Resources is Karuk Tribe fisheries technician Kenneth "Binks" Brink examining dead fish that are found on a 20-mile stretch of the Klamath River in northern California between Indian Creek and Seiad Creek on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022, near Happy Camp, Calif. The Karuk Tribe says the McKinney Fire burning in the area killed tens of thousands of fish because of a debris flow that made oxygen levels in the river plummet. (Karuk Tribe Department of Natural Resources via AP) In this photo provided by the Karuk Tribe Department of Natural Resources are dead fish that are found on a 20-mile stretch of the Klamath River in northern California between Indian Creek and Seiad Creek on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022, near Happy Camp, Calif. The Karuk Tribe says the McKinney Fire burning in the area killed tens of thousands of fish because of a debris flow that made oxygen levels in the river plummet. (Karuk Tribe Department of Natural Resources via AP) In this photo provided by the Karuk Tribe Department of Natural Resources are dead fish that are found on a 20-mile stretch of the Klamath River in northern California between Indian Creek and Seiad Creek on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022, near Happy Camp, Calif. The Karuk Tribe says the McKinney Fire burning in the area killed tens of thousands of fish because of a debris flow that made oxygen levels in the river plummet. (Karuk Tribe Department of Natural Resources via AP) This image courtesy of the Karuk Tribe Department of Natural Resources shows dead fish at Seiad Creek, which is a small tributary of the Klamath River, near Happy Camp, Calif., Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. The Karuk Tribe says a massive wildfire burning in a remote area just south of Oregon appears to have caused the deaths of tens of thousands of Klamath River fish. Scientists think debris may have flowed from the burned area to the river. It's still unclear how severe the die-off is. (Karuk Tribe Department of Natural Resources via AP) This image courtesy of the Karuk Tribe Department of Natural Resources shows dead fish at Seiad Creek, which is a small tributary of the Klamath River, near Happy Camp, Calif., Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. The Karuk Tribe says a massive wildfire burning in a remote area just south of Oregon appears to have caused the deaths of tens of thousands of Klamath River fish. Scientists think debris may have flowed from the burned area to the river. It's still unclear how severe the die-off is. (Karuk Tribe Department of Natural Resources via AP) Three smoke plumes from the McKinney Fire are seen early Saturday, July 30, 2022, from a California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Cal Fire, outdoor camera called Antelope Mt./Yreka. (California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection/Cal Fire via AP)
Tribe: California wildfire near Oregon causes fish deaths