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A fish kill counted in the tens of millions is located near Flanners Beach in the Croatan National Forest's Neuse River Recreation Area outside of New Bern, according to the News & Observer of Raleigh.

A series of fish kills have hit the Neuse River since mid-August, the newspaper says, and Lower Neuse Riverkeeper Larry Baldwin puts the number at 50 million in the last week.

A naturally occurring depletion of oxygen in the water is blamed for the kill. The N&O says it is the largest such loss in at least five years.