NORTH CAROLINA – The precautionary swimming advisory has been lifted for coastal waters south of the Ocracoke inlet.

• Swimming advisories have been lifted for about half the coast.
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State officials lifted the precautionary advisory Friday for recreational swimming sites on the Neuse and Pamlico rivers and for sound-side sites in Carteret County north of Morehead City.

Water samples taken from these waters show bacterial levels that meet the state and EPA standards for swimming and other contact with the water.

Advisories have also been lifted for all ocean swimming sites in Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender, Onslow, and Carteret counties and for all sound-side sites from the South Carolina state line to Morehead City.

The precautionary advisory against swimming remains in effect for all ocean and sound-side sites in Hyde, Dare, and Currituck counties as several towns along the beaches in Dare and Currituck counties are still pumping stormwater from Dorian into the ocean.

Residents and visitors, including fishermen, who cannot avoid contact with those waters should exercise caution, limit wound exposure, and thoroughly wash their hands afterward.