Shanghai authorites have retrieved more than 900 dead pigs from a local river and are investigating what may be causing the deaths. 

The mysterious deaths could be a threat to the drinking water and authorities have started retrieving the bodies to prevent contamination.

The Shanghai environmental agency is investigating the dead swine and taking samples of local water for examination.

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