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In this June 25, 2019 photo, a Harrison County Sheriff's deputy rides along the sand warning beach-goers to stay out of the water in Long Beach, Miss. Toxic bacteria are keeping swimmers out of the water on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and it will be weeks before financial information shows whether beach closures are hurting the local economy. The state is warning people and pets to stay out of the water because of pollution coming from the Mississippi River and spreading eastward. (Alyssa Newton/The Sun Herald)

In this June 25, 2019 photo, a Harrison County Sheriff's deputy rides along the sand warning beach-goers to stay out of the water in Long Beach, Miss. Toxic bacteria are keeping swimmers out of the water on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and it will be weeks before financial information shows whether beach closures are hurting the local economy. The state is warning people and pets to stay out of the water because of pollution coming from the Mississippi River and spreading eastward. (Alyssa Newton/The Sun Herald)

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