Waste in waters forces ban on swimming in three US states

OCEAN CITY, Maryland: Medical waste, including hypodermic needles, washed ashore from the ocean in Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia, forcing officials to warn people to stay off the beaches.

The source of the waste was under investigation.

Maryland Department of Natural Resources spokesperson Gregg Bortz said in an email that officials banned people from entering the waters at Assateague State Park over t