2 South Shore Beaches Closed To Bathing

LINDENHURST & COPIAGUE, NY— Two South Shore beaches have been closed yet again to bathing due to excess levels of bacteria, the Suffolk County Health Department announced on Tuesday.

Visitors of Tanner Park Beach in Copiague and Venetian Shores Beach in Lindenhurst are prohibited from swimming until further notice, the department said.

According to Suffolk County Commissioner of Health Dr. Gregson Pigott, bathing in bacteria-contaminated water can result in gastrointestinal illness, as well as infections of the eyes, ears, nose, and throat.

Beaches will reopen when further testing reveals that the bacteria have subsided to acceptable levels.

This is the third time Tanner Park Beach was closed this summer to high levels of bacteria, and at least the second time for Venetian Shores Beach.

For the latest information on affected beaches, click here or call the Bathing Beach HOTLINE at 631-852-5822 or contact the Department's Office of Ecology at 631-852-5760 during normal business hours.