Washed up medical waste closes Assateague beach
Hal Miller walked Assateague beach near the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in the wind and rain on Tuesday, Sept. 17, and saw the medical waste for himself. “Occasionally you’ll see a little man-made cylinder,
Mysterious medical waste washing up on East Coast causes slew of beach closures
“The Chincoteague Public Beach in the Virginia unit has been added to the Closure List,” they said in an update. “All Ocean Facing Beaches at Assateague Island National Seashore are now closed to swimming or wading due to medical waste coming ashore.”
Beaches in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia closed to swimmers after medical waste washes ashore
Beaches in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia announced they were closed to swimmers Sunday due to medical waste that washed ashore.
Maryland, Virginia beaches closed to swimming after reports of washed up ‘medical waste’
Popular beach destinations along the coasts of Maryland and Virginia are closed Sunday to swimming as officials investigate reports of “medical waste,” washing up on shore.
Medical waste, including syringes and needles, close Assateague beach
The popular Assateague Island beach — one of the hallmarks of a Chincoteague vacation — has been closed indefinitely because of medical waste, including syringes and needles, that washed ashore along the Mid-Atlantic.
Mid-Atlantic beaches close after mysterious medical waste washes up
Plastic pill bottles, syringes, needles and other medical waste have mysteriously washed up on the shores of popular beaches along the mid-Atlantic coast.
Swimming banned at beaches in Va., Md., Del. after medical waste washes ashore
Officials warned people to stay out of the ocean at several beaches in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia after they said medical waste washed ashore.
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UPDATED: Beach Warning from Chincoteague to Fenwick Island & Dewey Beach for Medical Waste Washing Up on Beaches
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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 ...