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Tuesday, 15 July 2008 |
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LUDINGTON, Mich. - Large piles of garbage have washed onto a 16-kilometre stretch of Lake Michigan beaches.
The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the source of the garbage, which includes medical waste such as prescription drug bottles and even needles.
Petty Officer Ryan Bedes of the Coast Guard station in Manistee says some of the items carry Wisconsin names and addresses.
In Manistee, officials closed a beach where some junk piles were up to 20 centimetres high before crews began hauling it away by the truckload.
Authorities have warned people not to touch or swim near the trash.
The local health department took water samples from 21 beaches Monday for analysis.
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