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© Nick BrancaccioFish appear to be trapped by ice flows on the Detroit River near Windsor's Alexander Park at Riverside Drive East and George Avenue Thursday Jan. 20, 2011. Dead fish can be seen with thousands of live fish schooling just below the surface.

Residents in Riverside are concerned about what they say is a major fish kill in the Detroit River.

Andre Mailhot was out walking his Jack Russell terrier in Alexander Park - a municipal park that runs along Riverside Drive roughly between Strabane and George Avenues - on Tuesday when he saw "thousands and thousands" of dead fish floating in the water.

"I couldn't believe it. As far as I could see, I could see all those little white spots," Mailhot said. "They were just coming down the river like somebody threw them in the water."

Tuesday's weather was on the mild side, but once temperatures dropped later in the week, the fish became embedded in the ice, Mailhot said.

He said he returned to the park on Wednesday and found two dead ducks.

He contacted the Ministry of the Environment to report his findings, and said he believes the department is investigating. No one from the ministry could be reached Thursday night.