FIRST JAWS, NOW THIS –
Sept. 18, 2024 – The waste spread across a 60-mile radius and continued to wash up until the next day, which extended the swimming ban.
Restrictions are in place until further notice at the state park in Maryland and Virginia, but beaches in Delaware are open for swimming with caution. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources, confirmed that rangers found hypodermic needles and colored needle caps on the shore at around 7 am.
found “feminine hygiene products and cigarillo cigar tips.”
On Monday, the Maryland Department of Emergency Management raised the state activation level to “partial” in response to the findings, meaning the situation required significant monitoring and resources.
“We have raised our State Activation Level to Partial this afternoon in support of an incident involving waste washing up at regional beaches,” MDEM wrote on: HIGH
