Beaches all across Delaware closed on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, closed as medical waste washed up on shore.
Delaware's Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control warned residents as medical waste washed up all over the state, from 'Indian River Inlet to Fenwick Island,' over the weekendResidents in Delaware were warned to avoid swimming -- and several beaches were closed -- after medical waste began washing up on the shoreline over the weekend.
On Sunday, at about 4:30 p.m., Delaware's Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control took to social media to warn beachgoers that they had been fielding reports of medical waste washing ashore from"Indian River Inlet to Fenwick Island.""For your safety, we advise visitors leave the beach and refrain from swimming at this time," officials said in an online statement.
In a statement on the medical waste, the National Park Service said it had responded as"needles and"syringes and needles" were found washing up along shorelines at Assateague Island and nearby beaches.Officials have said they do not know where the medical waste originated from and, the National Park Service was unsure how long concerns over the medical waste would last.
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