[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS: "Assateague [MD] beach partially closed after military munition debris found"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Assateague beach partially closed after military munition debris found
Military munitions debris was found before in the area in 2013, said the National Park Service

By Vanessa G. Sánchez 
Washington Post (DC)
August 1, 2022

The National Park Service said it has partially closed the north end of Assateague Island in Maryland after finding multiple pieces of military munitions debris on the beach.

The North Beach swimming area at Assateague Island National Seashore is closing until further notice, but the areas north and south of that portion of beach, the parking lot and beach hut will remain open, and lifeguards will be located immediately south of their normal area, the NPS said in a news release Sunday.

Seven pieces of military munitions debris were found over the past two weeks, prompting the closure, the park service said. “Most of these pieces are just metal fragments, but some may still contain residue of either explosives or propellent and thus must be considered dangerous,” it said.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/08/01/assateague-island-beach-closed-ordnance-found/

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Lenny Siegel
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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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