Sandy Point Beach Reopens To Swimmers

The Rhode Island Department of Health reopened Sandy Point Beach late Friday to swimmers. 

The beach was closed to swimming due to high bacteria counts, according to a state Department of Health news release.

Officials shut the Portsmouth beach down to swimmers just before 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Hazard's Beach in Newport, which was previously closed due to high bacteria, also reopened to swimmers. 

Beach status may change on a daily basis. For up-to-date information about swimming at Rhode Island beaches, call (401) 222-2751 or visit the HEALTH website to view the interactive beach map.