Caroline McGough from Bispham Avenue captured the amazing scene on Wednesday afternoon. She claimed it lasted about an hour.
Others have reported foaming and strange colours in the Mill Lane area, Farington, and Western Drive.
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Caroline, who reported the incident the Environment Agency said: “It was that way for over an hour, and the water water had been green/grey all day.”
Alice Hazeldine reported that her husband had reported the incident to the Environment Agency yesterday.
“Last Week he saw a lot more fish! The river is clean because there is a kingfisher. Whatever it may be, it could kill the fish. It’s unbelievable that an idiot could have poisoned our beautiful river.
Alan Brierley stated that there were otters in the river a few weeks ago. This is terrible. The culprits must be tracked down and prosecuted to the full extent allowed by law. Disgraceful.”
Keith Martin, Penwortham Councillor said: “It could have been something that has been down a roadwayside drain. Many road drains will eventually run to a watercourse. It is a crime to put anything down them.
Some people claimed that the foam resembled shaving foam or bubble bath.
A spokesperson for Environment Agency said that the agency would like to thank the public who raised concerns about pollution in the River Lostock near Preston.
After seeing the photos and reports of pollution posted to social media, our team visited the site.
“However, because of high river flows, however, we believe that the pollution has dispersed and as such, can confirm that no impacts to wildlife were observed. We encourage the public not to ignore these incidents and call our incident hotline 24/7 at 0800 80 70 60.