Syringes Found Washed Ashore At Beach In South Kingstown

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, RI — A warning was issued for Ocean State beachgoers after hazardous debris, including syringes, washed ashore on East Matunuck State Beach in South Kingstown, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) said Monday.

DEM officials said lifeguards found around 15-to-20 syringes that washed onto the beach with driftwood and seaweed.

"We do not know where the syringes are coming from," DEM officials said in a Facebook post." Due to this debris, the public is also being asked to remain above the high tide line on the beach while debris continues to be located. This high tide line will be marked by a series of cones to be identifiable to the public."

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