FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - Beachgoers were back on the sand after a mysterious find earlier this weekend.
Thick, oily tar balls washed ashore on Fort Lauderdale Beach on Saturday, forcing the closure of a section of the beach.
U.S. Coast Guard officials said the reports came in from Port Everglades all the way north to Palm Beach.
Wildlife wasn’t spared. A 7News viewer found a snail covered in oil in Pompano Beach.
The beaches have since reopened, as USCG crews search for the source of the tar balls.
In a statement issued Sunday, a Coast Guard official wrote:
“The Coast Guard is coordinating with local government agencies for cleanup operations.”
No issues have been reported since Saturday.
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