A swimming advisory has been issued for Reiswig Regional Park, off Wood Lake in Lake Country because of higher than normal E.coli counts.
The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) made the announcement on Friday afternoon (Aug. 2), in recommendation from Interior Health (IH).
"Residents are advised to follow posted notices at Reiswig Regional Park and not to swim or engage in water-related recreational activities until further notice," RDCO said in a statement. "If water is ingested, swimmers may develop gastrointestinal illness, skin rashes and/or eye, ear and throat symptoms. The very young, the very old and people with weakened immunity are the most susceptible."
It's unknown at this time how long the advisory will be in place for.
