Author: Madison Montag | [email protected]

Hundreds of dead fish were found in the Susquehanna River near a power plant in York County earlier this week, prompting the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission to launch an investigation.A local fisherman notified the commission Tuesday night after spotting the fish while in the river near Brunner Island, said Mike Parker, the commission’s director of communications.The island is home to a power plant, the Brunner Island Steam Electric Station.A waterway conservation officer reported about 400-500 dead fish near the island Wednesday morning, Parker said. Several species of fish, including channel catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, suckers, and carp, were…