{"id":14848,"date":"2025-08-07T11:04:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T15:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/?page_id=14848"},"modified":"2025-08-07T11:05:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T15:05:20","slug":"14848-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/public-relations-contacts\/archived-news-releases\/2025-news-releases\/14848-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming Advisory Lifted at King-Lincoln Beach in Newport News, Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>August 7, 2025<br \/>\n<strong>Media Contact<\/strong>: Tes La Dieu, Population Health Manager, (757) 594-7411<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Swimming Advisory Lifted at King-Lincoln Beach in Newport News, Virginia <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NEWPORT NEWS, Va. &#8211; The Peninsula Health District received results from sampling completed on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.\u00a0These results indicate that bacteria levels in the water at King-Lincoln Beach meet the state water quality standards for recreational waters.\u00a0 The swimming advisory is no longer in effect at this location.<\/p>\n<p>Environmental Health officials sample Hilton, Huntington, King\/Lincoln Park, Anderson\u2019s and Yorktown public beaches on a weekly basis during the swimming season from May to September.<\/p>\n<p>Residents are reminded to observe the following guidelines as they enjoy the summer swimming season:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do not swim in water that looks stagnant, muddy, or smells unpleasant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Avoid swallowing river, stream, lakes, or other recreational water.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Prevent direct contact between broken skin and recreational water.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Avoid swimming in natural water bodies (rivers, streams, lakes, etc.) for several days after heavy rainfall.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>###<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 7, 2025 Media Contact: Tes La Dieu, Population Health Manager, (757) 594-7411 Swimming Advisory Lifted at King-Lincoln Beach in Newport News, Virginia NEWPORT NEWS, Va. &#8211; 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