Salmon Swim Across Flooded Road in Washington

11 years, 5 months ago - November 03, 2012

A flooding river covered a road in Washington, allowing some migrating salmon to swim across the pavement.?

Video from KOMO-TV shows one salmon didn’t make it Wednesday when it was caught by a dog that walked away with its catch near Union, about 40 miles southwest of Seattle.?The salmon-crossing-the-road scene is replayed nearly every year on the Skokomish (skoh-KOH’-mish) River. It frequently floods after heavy rain in the Olympic Mountains.

Text by Mopays

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