Thousands of dead fish wash up on Texas beach cleanup underway | USA TODAY

Officials in Freeport, Texas, are working to clean up thousands of dead fish they say died due to a rise in water temperature. RELATED: Children lost in Amazon jungle found alive after 40 days of search Thousands of dead fish washed up on beaches along the Texas Gulf Coast as officials warned the public to stay away from the water because of high levels of bacteria. The fish, which were mostly menhaden, washed up “by the thousands,” Quintana Beach County Park officials said in a statement on Facebook Friday. By Sunday, park officials cleared the majority of the beach with the exception of fish the machinery couldn't get. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #fish #Texas #GulfofMexico