Ogeechee River landings in Bulloch and Effingham counties were posted Friday, warning citizens to refrain from swimming or eating fish from the river. The warnings followed reports from Effingham County Public Safety Director Walter Wright that "several folks who swam in the river over the Labor Day weekend" suffered red areas and blisters, said Bulloch County Public Safety Director Ted Wynn. Effingham County Emergency Management issued a warning Friday, notifying Bulloch County officials that "several persons swimming in the Ogeechee River between Bulloch and Effingham counties experienced redness and blistering on areas of the bodies exposed to the water," he said.
Ogeechee warnings posted again
Several cases of blisters, redness reported