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A fishy mystery in Marksville: Fish rained down on the city in 1947, but what caused it?

Investigators suggest a waterspout or turbulent eddy caused the fish rain, but conflicting reports keep the 1947 Marksville event unexplained, attracting ongoing local interest.

Summary by The Advocate
Biologists sent to Marksville, Louisiana, to study the raining fish concluded that it was a turbulent day on Spring Bayou and an eddy formed, picked up the fish and dropped them on the city.

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The Advocate broke the news in Baton Rouge, United States on Sunday, December 28, 2025.
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