Beach 11 at Presque Isle State Park has been closed due to elevated E. coli levels, disappointing visitors like Marissa Rock from Pittsburgh.
Park officials decided to close Beach 11 after observing elevated average E. coli levels during July, which posed health risks to swimmers.
“It’s good, it’s safe that they don’t want people to get E. coli,” said Marissa Rock, a Pittsburgh visitor to Presque Isle. “But at the same time, it’s sad because years ago we would come here and none of the beaches were closed.”…