Evil Act Threatens Swimmers!
It seems someone has recently placed hundreds of roofing nails just under the sandy bottom of a popular ‘blue hole’. With the recent ‘flesh eating bacteria’ fond in Georgia waters, an injury from these roofing nails could be serious indeed.
Below is a copy of the press release :
The Lee County Code Enforcement Office received a complaint over the
weekend after a boater discovered several hundred roofing nails had been
dumped in a popular swimming area on the Kinchafoonee Creek. County Code
Enforcement Officers went to McAfee Blue in South Lee County Monday
morning and found more nails along the bank. Many of the nails are
located just under the sand and can cause serious injury and likely
infection. Because of the hazard, the area has since been posted with a
sign warning swimmers to stay out of the area until it can be cleaned
up. The site will be evaluated by the Lee County Fire Department’s
C.E.R.T. team and the clean up could begin as soon as Saturday June 23rd
with the use of magnets, screens, and dive teams.
The area has recently been the source of complaints to the Sheriff’s
Office, Code Enforcement, and D.N.R. and including complaints of
underage drinking, drug use, public drunkenness, litter issues, as well
as loud and vulgar language. Code Enforcement is asking people not to
visit the site until it safe to do so. For more information about the
bluehole and future clean up events in Lee County please contact Jim
Wright at (229)759-6000. The County’s Annual Rivers Alive event will be
held on Saturday July 14th. To sign up for the river and creek clean up
please call Lesley Barbosa at the Lee County Chamber of Commerce at
759-2422.
Really…. What a vicious thing to do !!
That is absolutely horrible! We have been going to the blue hole for years. We now rarely go on the weekends because of all of the people. We try and go during the week when no one is there. We always end up picking up trash and etc left over from the trashy people. Their lack of respect for the area and people around them is going to ruin it for the people that actually enjoy and appreciate it!
Ive been goin there for a long time …. and not up until recently with all the white trash coming up there, leaving trash and garbage all over the place….it all started last summer…yeah i said it ! … last time i was down there , I had three packs of empty cigs go floating by ..and when i go pick it up in front of them …they just look at me like i did it …FREAKIN LOSERS…GO FIND SOME WHERE ESLE TO TRASH……………VENT OVER!…
Which blue hole is this?
McAfee Blue in South Lee County
Is this the blue hole that is in between Creekside Drive & Century Road?
Misty, call the # on the article and ask. McAfee Blue in South Lee was how it was identified in the press release.
Misty, it is. The stump has been burned down too.
I also have stopped going as much. It’s not a place to take the family anymore. It’s truly a shame how crazy it has gotten out there.