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PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. -- A popular section of Pensacola Beach was closed Thursday because of oil that washed ashore there.
Government officials closed about a quarter-mile section of Casino Beach after thick pools of oil washed ashore there Wednesday.
Workers ran yellow tape 75 yards back from the water. Officials said the area was closed because heavy equipment is being brought in to clean up the mess.
Lifeguard Collin Cobia was wearing a red handkerchief over his nose and mouth to block out the smell of the oil.
"I've been smelling it for days. It's enough to knock you down," he said.
Beachgoer Nancy Salinas of Gulf Breeze was in tears after lifeguards told her not to go near the water.
"It's just awful. It just breaks your heart," she said. "I can't get my feet in the water."
Normally, there would have been hundreds of people on the sands and in the water. But on Thursday, only two sunbathers and a few people who had come to see the oil were in the area when the beach was closed.
The oil is from the Deepwater Horizon spill that has gushed millions of gallons of crude into the Gulf of Mexico since April.
Pensacola Beach Closed Due To Oil - Jacksonville News Story - WJXT Jacksonville
Government officials closed about a quarter-mile section of Casino Beach after thick pools of oil washed ashore there Wednesday.
Workers ran yellow tape 75 yards back from the water. Officials said the area was closed because heavy equipment is being brought in to clean up the mess.
Lifeguard Collin Cobia was wearing a red handkerchief over his nose and mouth to block out the smell of the oil.
"I've been smelling it for days. It's enough to knock you down," he said.
Beachgoer Nancy Salinas of Gulf Breeze was in tears after lifeguards told her not to go near the water.
"It's just awful. It just breaks your heart," she said. "I can't get my feet in the water."
Normally, there would have been hundreds of people on the sands and in the water. But on Thursday, only two sunbathers and a few people who had come to see the oil were in the area when the beach was closed.
The oil is from the Deepwater Horizon spill that has gushed millions of gallons of crude into the Gulf of Mexico since April.
Pensacola Beach Closed Due To Oil - Jacksonville News Story - WJXT Jacksonville
