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In 1995, a Tasmanian fisherman found a dead carp. What followed was a four-decade operation to remove nearly 50,000 European fish

A dead carp spotted in Tasmania's Lake Crescent in 1995 triggered a 28-year campaign to eradicate invasive European carp from Lake Crescent and Lake Sorell. Authorities removed 49,301 carp using radio-tagged “Judas fish”, nets, electrofishing and genetic testing. By 2025, surveys found no remaining carp, allowing officials to declare the…

The Economic Times · Aug 21

Mystery as man's body found 394ft below lake's surface after kayaking trip with fiancée

Travis Valenti, 37, went missing after kayaking on Lake Crescent at Olympic National Park in Washington State with his fiancée who he had got engaged to just two days before

Daily Mirror · Jun 25, 2023

Man pushes fiancée to safety before drowning in kayak horror two days after engagement

Travis Valenti was kayaking on Lake Crescent in Washington state's Olympic National Park when his kayak began taking on water. In a heroic final act, he pushed his fiancée to safety before disappearing into the water

Daily Mirror · Jun 15, 2023