Researchers tested water and sediment at the Cedars.

研究人员对雪松泉里的水和沉积物进行了检测。

And 100 miles from here, river miles, it empties its fresh water and sediments into the Gulf of Mexico.

距离这里 100 英里， 河流英里，它将淡水和沉积物排入墨西哥湾。

They concluded that the likely cause of death was a flash flood that carried fast-moving water and sediment into the burrow, encasing the animals.

他们得出结论， 可能的死亡原因是山洪暴发， 将快速流动的水和沉积物带入洞穴，将动物包裹起来。