Two Sunset Beach firefighters, Scott Bookout and Henry Klutz recued a sea turtle near the Sunset Beach Pier last Friday. The turtle was swimming in the area around the Sunset Beach Pier when it became entangled in fishing line. The rescued sea turtle was a Kemp Ridley, which is not common in this area. They are found mostly in the waters around the Gulf of Mexico. Only three Kemp Ridleys have nested in North Carolina, but none of those were in Brunswick County.
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Sunset Beach Firefighters Rescue Sea Turtle
Thursday, July 29th, 2010Tests Show High Bacteria Levels at Sunset Beach
Friday, July 16th, 2010State environmental health officials notified the public yesterday that initial testing at an ocean-side site in Brunswick County showed levels of bacteria exceeding the state and Environmental Protection Agency’s recreational water quality swimming standards.
The alert affects waters at the public beach access at the east end of East Main Street in Sunset Beach. Samples collected yesterday show test results of 222 enterococci per 100 milliliters of water, which exceeds the state and federal single-sample standard of 104 enterococci per 100 milliliters for Tier 1 high usage sites. Swimming areas are classified based on recreational use and are referred to as tiers.
Further tests were planned for today.