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COLUMBIA – A swimming advisory has been issued for a section of Surfside Beach, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control announced today.

“The affected area includes 200 feet above and below the beach access at Third Avenue North,” said Sean Torrens of DHEC’s Region 6 Environmental Quality Control office. “High bacteria levels have been detected in this section of the beach, and swimming is not advised until bacteria levels return to normal.”

Torrens said this section of Surfside Beach is surrounded by other sections of beach that are permanently under advisory.

For a map of sections of beach under permanent advisory, and for more information about beach water quality and swimming advisories, see DHEC’s Web page at: http://www.scdhec.gov/beach, or call DHEC’s Region 6 Environmental Quality Control office at (843) 238-4378.