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After Assateague Island drowning, federal park beaches on Maryland side remain unguarded, despite lawmakers’ pleas

A drowning death off an Assateague Island National Seashore beach last Thursday came less than two weeks after Maryland lawmakers implored the Trump administration to restore lifeguard services to the ...
WBOC

Ocean Access Restored at Some Assateague Island National Seashore Areas

ASSATEAGUE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE, MD/VA - The National Park Service has announced the reopening of ocean access on lifeguarded beaches within the Assateague Island National Seashore. The closure of ...
WBOC

Seal Pups Released Back into Ocean at Assateague State Park

BERLIN, MD - The Maryland Department of Natural Resources says Assateague State Park and the National Aquarium hosted a release event for two gray seals on Thursday. According to the Maryland ...
The Baltimore Sun

Maryland beaches in Ocean City and Assateague reopen, are clear of medical waste

Maryland beaches are open for swimming again. Beaches in Ocean City and Assateague State Park, which closed Sept. 15 due to medical waste, including hypodermic needles, washing ashore, reopened Friday ...
WVEC

Some Eastern Shore beaches closed due to medical waste coming ashore

CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. — Medical waste coming ashore has necessitated a closure of all ocean-facing beaches at Assateague Island National Seashore, according to the national seashore’s Facebook page. The ...
Yahoo

Medical waste causes multiple beach closures along Assateague Island

CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (WAVY) — Several beaches along Assateague Island are closed to due to medical waste washing ashore, according to the Assateague Island National Seashore. The list of beach closures ...