


Because why would you let a little thing like thousands of rotting shad corpses ruin your day of fun in the sun? The cause of the die-off is unknown, but low oxygen levels are suspected. And please note the droll AP captions that accompany the photos.
Stan Lewis, of Dallas, rakes dead fish into a pile and away from his family's tent at Bermuda Beach in Galveston, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012. Thousands of dead fish littered West End beaches.
Dana Self, right, and friends Lisa Patton and Debra Coody relax at Sunny Beach in Galveston, Texas, on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, trying not to let a major fish kill ruin their day at the beach.
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