The Environment Agency has confirmed that more than 3,000 fish have died in the River Sheppey pollution incident.

The agency continues to deal with the pollution that has now impacted 17km of the river. The incident has been ongoing since Saturday morning and officers are busy restoring dissolved oxygen levels.

Between Dulcote and Coxley, the river has been surveyed and at least 3,000 fish have been killed.

These include bullheads and trout. Thousands of invertebrates have also been killed.

Agency staff are now surveying the second half of the river, but cannot confirm the cause of the pollution at this stage of their investigation.

There is no further pollution from the probable source. Agency staff say they will not be able to reveal specifics to avoid impacting any future action.

Results from organic and water sampling are expected today to confirm what the pollution was, and the agency is checking multiple tributaries to confirm there are no other sources of pollution entering the Sheppey.