PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A man who broke into a Reedsport, Ore. fish hatchery in April is facing jail time after pouring bleach into a pond – killing thousands of Chinook salmon. According to court documents, 20-year-old Joshua Heckathorn broke into the Gardiner Reedsport Winchester Bay STEP Salmon Hatchery around April 21, took a bottle […]
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Man sentenced for killing thousands of salmon after pouring bleach into Oregon hatchery pond
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A man who broke into a Reedsport, Ore. fish hatchery in April is facing jail time after pouring bleach into a pond – killing thousands of Chinook salmon. According to court documents, 20-year-old Joshua Heckathorn broke into the Gardiner Reedsport Winchester Bay STEP Salmon Hatchery around April 21, took a bottle […]
Man allegedly pours bleach into Oregon hatchery tank and kills 18,000 salmon
Nearly 200 programs dot the rivers in Oregon to raise baby salmon in a controlled environment before releasing them into the wild to live out their life cycle. Last week, a man broke into the Winchester Bay Salmon Trout Enhancement Program (Step) and poured bleach into a Chinook salmon tank, killing about 18,000 fish. Authorities […]