Bacteria Contamination Closes Tanner Park Beach: SC Health Dept.

COPIAGUE, NY — High levels of bacteria have caused the closure of a Copiague beach, the Suffolk County Department of Health announced Wednesday.

Copiague Tanner Park Beach is closed to bathing due to the finding of bacteria at levels in excess of acceptable criteria, according to officials.

The beach will reopen when additional testing confirms that the bacteria have subsided to acceptable levels, officials said.

According to Suffolk County Commissioner of Health Dr. Gregson Pigott, bathing in bacteria-contaminated water can result in gastrointestinal illness, as well as infections of the eyes, ears, nose and throat.

Tanner Park is one of three beaches closed in Suffolk County today along with Venetian Shores Beach in Lindenhurst and Valley Grove Beach in Eatons Neck.

The closure comes on the heals of the late May closure of 63 Long Island beaches dues to dangerous bacteria.