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Source of 2024 Delmarva, Delaware beach medical waste remains mysterious

More than 60 agencies investigating turn up nothing, DNREC confirms

By Brian Gilliland
Posted 7/11/25

Last September, areas from Cape Henlopen State Park to Chincoteague, Virginia, were forced to restrict access to beaches, due to a large amount of medical waste washing ashore.

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