Health officials lifted a water quality advisory at Bowditch Point Park four days after testing discovered high levels of sewage-related bacteria.

The Florida Department of Health in Lee County stated that tests completed this week revealed a decrease in the previously high level of enterococcus to an acceptable level, and it has lifted its advisory.

On the north tip of Estero Island, the 17‑acre Bowditch Point Regional Park encompasses a public beach that ranks among Fort Myers Beach’s popular stretches of sand.

Bowditch Point Park is a heavily used county beach park; the most recent park-level count, published by Lee County, shows 414,345 visitors arriving by car from October 2016 to September 2017, excluding those who came by foot, boat, or trolley.

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