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A favorite way to beat the heat over the summer is to cool down on various shorelines from lakes to oceans, but a startling new report could make you think twice before diving in. About half of the beaches nationwide tested potentially unsafe last year due to fecal contamination levels with at least one day exceeding the Environment Protection Agency's "Beach Action Value," a preventative tool to measure bacteria, according to a report. Tap here to read full startling stinky deets. @hookeranddb #rock1067