Defying warnings, swimmers still take to oiled Gulf waters, Miami Herald, July 4, 2010:
Pregnant women and young children were urged to avoid the beach, and the public was advised against swimming in general.
But in comments to reporters, the [state-run Escambia Health Department] local director, Dr. John Lanza, said he would “of course” swim in the Gulf as long as oil wasn’t obviously present in the water or the beaches.
