{"id":287061,"date":"2026-05-28T03:53:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T03:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/287061\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T03:53:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T03:53:20","slug":"crandon-park-north-safe-for-swimmers-again-after-advisory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/287061\/","title":{"rendered":"Crandon Park North safe for swimmers again after advisory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MIA_2026-05-07AD2345seaweedscavengerhunt.JPG\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" title=\"This year is predicted to be another record-setting sargassum year, with potentially more blooms reaching shore than last year as seen here along Crandon Park Beach on Thursday, May 7, 2026. The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County advised Wednesday, May 27, 2026, that water actives could resume at Crandon Park North.\" alt=\"This year is predicted to be another record-setting sargassum year, with potentially more blooms reaching shore than last year as seen here along Crandon Park Beach on Thursday, May 7, 2026. The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County advised Wednesday, May 27, 2026, that water actives could resume at Crandon Park North.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        This year is predicted to be another record-setting sargassum year, with potentially more blooms reaching shore than last year as seen here along Crandon Park Beach on Thursday, May 7, 2026. The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County advised Wednesday, May 27, 2026, that water actives could resume at Crandon Park North.<\/p>\n<p>                Photograph by Al Diaz<\/p>\n<p>            adiaz@miamiherald.com<\/p>\n<p>Swimmers can return to the water at Crandon Park North in Key Biscayne following a high-bacteria warning that could have indicated fecal pollution, according to the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The health department <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/community\/miami-dade\/key-biscayne\/article315847861.html\">issued an advisory on May 21<\/a> after a sampling showed the water didn\u2019t meet the state\u2019s recommended recreational quality criteria for Enterococcus bacteria.<\/p>\n<p>However, tests completed on Wednesday indicated the water quality has returned to acceptable levels, the Florida Department of Health said in a statement. The advisory has been lifted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnterococci are enteric bacteria that normally inhabit the intestinal tract of humans and animals,\u201d the Florida Department of Health said on its website. \u201cThe presence of enteric bacteria can be an indication of fecal pollution, which may come from stormwater runoff, pets and wildlife, and human sewage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Test results are available at <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.floridahealth.gov\/community-environmental-public-health\/environmental-public-health\/water-quality\/aquatic-toxins\/beach-water-quality\/\">FloridaHealth.gov\/HealthyBeaches<\/a>. For more information call 305-324-2400 or visit <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/miamidade.floridahealth.gov\/\">MiamiDade.FloridaHealth.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/profile\/313699071\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779940400_61_Headshots AGS 036 .jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Sofia Saric\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This year is predicted to be another record-setting sargassum year, with potentially more blooms reaching shore than last&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":280144,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-287061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=287061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287061\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/280144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=287061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=287061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=287061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}