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Getting the Waste Away From Assateague National Seashore
Roughly 30 volunteers, park rangers and members of the Virginia Department of Health swept the beaches on Assateague Island ...
Officials ban swimming after medical waste washes ashore in Maryland, Virginia and Delaware
Officials are warning people to stay out of the ocean at several beaches in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia after they say ...
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UPDATE: Medical waste forces closures of beaches at Ocean City, Assateague, Chincoteague
A late afternoon update from Assateague Island National Seashore added Chincoteague beaches to the closure list. Here's what we know so far. Maryland State Parks posted to X about the closure of ...
The Washington Post4d
Used hypodermic needles shut beaches in Md., Va. to swimmers
Swimming was banned at beaches in Ocean City and on Assateague Island on Sunday after used hypodermic needles and other medical waste washed ashore, authorities said. Maryland officials closed ...
NBC Washington5d
Medical waste washes up in Ocean City, Assateague Island forcing closures
The medical waste also washed up in Assateague Island National Seashore which spans Maryland and Virginia. The waste was only found on the Maryland portion of the island, officials said.
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2 Del. beaches closed to swimmers after medical waste washes ashore, state urges caution
Assateague Island National Seashore, in Maryland and Virginia, issued a similar announcement. A reporter visited Assateague State Park, Fenwick Island and Dewey beaches Sunday and observed ...
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Swimming restricted at Ocean City, Assateague beaches due to ‘medical waste’
The warning from Maryland’s busiest resort town was joined by similar notices about surrounding beaches, including Fenwick Island in Delaware as well as Assateague State Park and Assateague ...