Hurricanes Helene and Milton left much of our coastlines suffering, whether it was from destruction or high bacteria levels, and now Lee County residents could soon be seeing… and smelling… red tide.
“On Pine Island Sound and south near Sanibel, I’m pretty nervous,” said Susan Dahod, a leader ranger with the Calusa Waterkeepers. “I think we’re going to start to see fish kills on the beaches.”
Watch Bella’s full report below:
What’s in the water? Calusa Waterkeepers find highest bacterial levels in the county
Susan Dahod has been sampling Tropical Point Park and other sites since the storms, and her findings at Tropical Point Park were shocking.
“They’ll [FDOH] close the beach when the bacteria counts get to 70. This site was over 2000…” said Dahod.
Dahod says this is the highest bacterial level they have recorded in all of Lee County.
She says since the Department of Health doesn’t survey this spot, they have taken it into their own hands to warn the public of spots like this that could be missed.