A popular east Windsor destination for beating the summer heat has been closed due to high bacteria levels.
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has ordered Sandpoint Beach to be closed due to a high E. Coli count of 1,000, which could pose health risks for swimmers.
According to the health unit, this is the first time since mid-June that the beach was closed to swimming, though three warnings were issued since then. The health unit conducts water testing at Sandpoint Beach every Monday.
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The water will be retested on Thursday, which is the protocol when a beach is closed due to bacteria.
Warnings, during which swimming is not recommended, are currently in place at three other Windsor-Essex beaches, Cedar Beach and Mettawas Beach in Kingsville, and Belle River Beach in Lakeshore.
The remaining four beaches regularly tested by the health unit are fully open -- that includes Holiday Beach in Amherstburg, Colchester Beach in Essex, Seacliff Beach in Leamington, and Point Pelee National Park.
