The Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County announced that there is a potential health risk to the bathing public at Bahia Beach due to high bacteria levels.
Health officials say people shouldn’t go swimming at two Hillsborough County beaches because of fecal matter in the water. The two beaches are Bahia Beach in Ruskin and Davis Islands Beach in Tampa. “At this time, there is a potential health risk to the bathing public, and swimming is not recommended,” according to an alert issued Friday by the Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough .