Category: Beach Life
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Swimming ‘Not Recommended’ at Several Tampa Bay Beaches Due to High Bacteria Levels | 10 Tampa Bay
The Florida Department of Health has issued a health advisory for several Tampa Bay beaches due to high bacteria levels in the water. The health department does not recommend swimming at Bahia, Ben T. Davis, Davis Islands, Cypress Point, E.G. Simmons, and Picnic Island beaches. Health leaders say water samples showed above normal levels of…
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Video Shows Shark Swim Next to 11-Year-Old Girl at Myrtle Beach | ABC7
Video shows the moment a young girl enjoying the ocean at a South Carolina beach sees a shark’s fin coming out of the water and approaching her. Sara Oister, 11, was boogie-boarding in the water at Myrtle Beach before the terrifying encounter. “I was taking video of her, and all of a sudden, she starts…
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Swimmers Warned About Rip Currents Along Coast | WMUR-TV
Lifeguards said there were some people in the water Monday, but they didn’t have to conduct any major rescues.
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South Swell Prompts Beach Hazard Statement | CBS Los Angeles
Authorities say that swimmers and surfers should beware of elevated surf, high tides, and strong rip currents. Serene Branson reports.
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Swimming Resumes After Multiple Shark Sightings at Smith Point Beach | News 12
The announcement came from Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone’s office on Monday afternoon.
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Sharks Spotted at Beaches in Spain and New York City | Inside Edition
Imagine being out for a swim and seeing a fin in the water come closer and closer. Then imagine finding out that fin belongs to an 8-foot-long shark. That’s exactly what happened to beachgoers at Benidorm’s Western Beach in Spain, when a female blue shark got a little too close for comfort. On the other…
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Vernon Parks and Rec Offers Water Safety Tips as Families Flock to Beaches and Pools During Heatwave | FOX 61
Some lakes have signs telling people not to swim if a lifeguard is not on duty. For beaches, it is swimming at your own risk if that is the case.
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Bacteria Put Some Shore Beaches off Limits Temporarily | NJ Spotlight News
Getting turned away from the beach is not what you want during a week like this. But that’s what happened to swimmers at several bay and ocean beaches along the Jersey Shore. The state Department of Environmental Protection banned swimming for a time at five beaches in Ocean and Monmouth counties after levels of fecal…