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Park Workers ‘Rescue’ Wayward 20-Pound Carp in Historic Bethesda Fountain; Passers-By Ask ‘Is It a Crocodile?’

November 6, 2019 | 10:58 AM
in ABSURDITY, NEWS, OUTDOORS
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A carp must have taken a wrong left turn at the lake in Central Park and ended up in Bethesda Fountain on Tuesday, turning a calm urban oasis into an episode of The Big Catch.

It’s not clear how the carp got there, but it set off a rescue effort that involved at least four park employees wading into the historic fountain and chasing the fish around. The scene attracted lots of onlookers, some of whom asked if they were looking for a crocodile, according to Andrine Clarke, who witnessed the whole thing and took the photos above and below.

When the fish was finally caught in the net, onlookers let out a cheer and the fishermen and fisherwomen beamed. One released it into the lake, which is in the west 70’s right next to the fountain.

Click through her Instagram post for video of the incident too:

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Let's go fishing! #bethesdafountain #centralpark #centralparkconservancy #bigfish #fish #fishing #newyorkcity #nyc

A post shared by AYC (@ayclarke30) on Nov 5, 2019 at 9:43am PST

“It was great fun to watch,” she told us.

Sam Koo, who also witnessed the event, said it appeared to be a 20-pound fish and that the heroes were excited when he told them he was taking their picture for West Side Rag.

The Central Park Conservancy confirmed that a carp had been removed from the fountain, but had no further information on how it got there as of press time.

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Larry Lox
Larry Lox
3 years ago

No way that thing is 20 lbs! What a load of carp.

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Valerie McCarthy
Valerie McCarthy
3 years ago

This is such a wonderful story!!! This, along with some of the election results, makes for a joyful day. Thank you!!

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Cynthia Parzych
Cynthia Parzych
3 years ago
Reply to  Valerie McCarthy

You’re right: we all need some laughter at the moment! And the carp should be much happier in its larger environment.

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Paul
Paul
3 years ago

Some see carp, some see gefilte.

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Wijmlet
Wijmlet
3 years ago

some goldfish!

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Pete von der Carp
Pete von der Carp
3 years ago

Where’s dinner at?

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UWS_lifer
UWS_lifer
3 years ago

First of all, how could it be a crocodile? Maybe an alligator, I mean, what is this Australia or something.:)

Also, everyone knows that alligators don’t live in Central Park. They all live down in the sewers due to they fact that many New Yorker’s used to think it was cute to bring back baby alligators from Florida, basically the size of a small lizard, and try to keep them as pets.

When they got to big and unmanageable they would get flushed down the toilet and then grow up and live under the city.

There was a famous documentary about it. I saw it years ago so the details are a little hazy.:)

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az
az
3 years ago
Reply to  UWS_lifer

There are native crocodiles in South Florida and they’re rare because they like warmer temperatures – which, of course that thanks to climate change, eventually they’ll be here.

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BillyNYC
BillyNYC
3 years ago

Carp is known to jump to high places and most likely while out of the water ended up into the fountain thinking that was part of the lake….. that’s where it end up landing eventually.

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Richard Lobo
Richard Lobo
3 years ago

Did someone put it in the fountain just for the halibut?

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Sherman
Sherman
3 years ago

That carp has “gefilte fish” written all over it.

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SpongeBarb
SpongeBarb
3 years ago

Carpe diem, as they say… (sorry). And as long as we’re getting more inclusive, I think this fish deserves a statute too!

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G
G
3 years ago

people fish in the lake off bethesda terrace all the time. probably caught a carp in the lake and tossed it in the fountain as a joke. i saw a kid catch a big one in june 2017. cant seem to attach the photo i took.

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Fishing warden...
Fishing warden...
3 years ago
Reply to  G

People who fish in the Central Park Lake are very responsible and would not do that.
The law is catch and release!
And the people who fish at central park lake O’bi by that law.

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Joseph Francis Corcoran
Joseph Francis Corcoran
3 years ago
Reply to  Fishing warden...

Catch and fillet is more humane . The fish don’t think fishing is fun .

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Allyson
Allyson
3 years ago

Omg – that’s my cous who took the pic!!!
Awesomesauce

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James Vass
James Vass
3 years ago

I was hoping for an Alligator. Maybe next time!

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Samantha
Samantha
3 years ago

call me when there is a shark…

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