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Suffolk Health Officials Close Beach Over Bacteria Level

It will reopen after testing shows the organisms subsided to acceptable levels, Suffolk health department officials said Tuesday.

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Suffolk officials said Tuesday a Sound Beach bathing area was closed due to bacteria levels.
Suffolk officials said Tuesday a Sound Beach bathing area was closed due to bacteria levels. (Nicole Charky/Patch File Photo)

SOUND BEACH, NY — Sound Beach Properties Owners Association's East Beach is closed to bathing due to the finding of bacteria at levels over acceptable criteria, Suffolk Department of Health Services officials said Tuesday.

It will reopen when further testing reveals that the bacteria have subsided to acceptable levels, officials said.

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

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

For more information, visit the department's interactive map by clicking click here.

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