NORTH FORT MYERS, FL - The Florida Department of Bloom in Lee County is advising the accessible not to access the baptize at Yankee Beach, amid at North Shore Park, due to aerial levels of bacilli articular in accustomed testing.
This esplanade is amid in North Fort Myers at the bottom of the US-41 arch and acclimated primarily by boaters and anglers.
Tests completed Thursday appearance the baptize affection at the North Shore Esplanade does not accommodated the assurance belief for enterococcus bacilli recommended by the Florida Department of Health. Baptize acquaintance may affectation an added accident of disease, decidedly for affected individuals.
This esplanade is acquaint year-round as a non-swimming beach.
Wading is not recommended at Yankee Bank in North Shore Park, 13001 N. Cleveland Ave, North Fort Myers.
Enterococcus bacilli are commonly in the ventral amplitude of bodies and animals. The attendance of an animated absorption of these bacilli is an indicator of abuse that may appear from storm baptize runoff, pets, wildlife or sewage.
Elevated levels of Enterococcus bacilli accept been associated with an added accident of swimming-associated gastroenteritis affliction - which includes diarrhea and ventral pain.
This advising will abide until bacilli levels are beneath the accustomed bloom level. New analysis after-effects should be accessible for Yankee Bank at North Shore Esplanade on Tuesday afternoon.
For added advice go to www.leechd.com, again bang on Bank Baptize Status, or acquaintance the DOH-Lee Environmental Engineering appointment at (239) 274-2200 during approved business hours.
Title : Citing bacteria, Health Dept. warns not to access Yankee Beach water
Description : NORTH FORT MYERS, FL - The Florida Department of Bloom in Lee County is advising the accessible not to access the baptize at Yankee ...