Belle River Beach closed due to high E. coli levels

Belle River Beach is closed to the public for the remainder of the week because of high E. coli levels.

According to theWindsor Essex County Health Unit (WECHU), the water near the southwestern Ontario beach hit an E. coli count of 1,000.

Both Cedar Beach and Sand Point Beach have been deemed unsafe for swimming due to high levels of bacteria, with levels above 200.

However, both beaches remained open.

The bacterial counts reflect the conditions at the time of sampling.

New samples are taken everyMonday, and conditions can change from day to day depending on the weather.