US EditionUS health chief takes family swimming in creek used for sewer run-off
- On Mother's Day 2025, US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared photos of himself enjoying a swim in the polluted waters of Rock Creek in Washington, D.C., alongside his grandchildren.
- The swim violated a long-standing ban since 1971, imposed because Rock Creek holds high bacteria levels from combined sewer overflows, making contact unsafe.
- The National Park Service and local authorities warn that Rock Creek contains dangerous pathogens, including E. coli, which can cause severe illness to humans and pets.
- Kennedy posted photos showing him and family in the creek despite posted signs advising visitors to avoid water contact to prevent illness.
- Experts said this action contradicts public health advice and risks illness, highlighting concerns amid ongoing agency defunding and criticisms of Kennedy's judgment.
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RFK Jr., family celebrated Mother’s Day with swim in questionable creek
By Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News (TNS)Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. celebrated Mother’s Day with his family by swimming in a contaminated Washington, D.C., creek used for sewer runoff.
·Harrisburg, United States
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Happy bathing photos with the family – what can go wrong? Apparently a lot, as US Health Minister Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shows. Because the river in which he swam is contaminated with faeces.
·Germany
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John F. Kennedy's nephew is controversial – also because of his attitude towards conventional medicine. Now he is making a fuss with a bathing excursion.
·Berlin, Germany
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