High E. coli reading forces beach closure

Posted: 08.09.2012 at 8:38 PM

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MARQUETTE -- South Beach in Marquette was closed Thursday evening because of another high E. coli reading. Officials closed the beach around 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

A decision will be made at noon Friday on whether to reopen the beach. It's the third time this summer that a Marquette beach has been closed due to a high E. coli reading and the second time at South Beach.

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