September 5, 2020 7:30 a.m.

On Friday, officials with the Oregon Health Authority lifted a public health advisory for contact with marine water at Sunset Bay Beach, in Coos County.

An OHA release said the advisory was issued on Wednesday after water samples showed higher than normal levels of fecal bacteria in ocean waters.

Results from later samples taken by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality showed lower bacteria levels. Contact with water no longer poses a higher than normal risk, according to the release. However, officials recommend staying out of large pools on the beach that are frequented with birds, and runoff from these pools, because the water may contain increased bacteria from fecal matter.