Salty Brine State Beach
Salty Brine State Beach is a public recreation area occupying slightly more than one acre (0.40 ha) of ocean shore in the village of Galilee, town of Narragansett, Rhode Island.[1] Established in 1954 as Galilee State Beach, it was renamed in 1990 to honor broadcaster Salty Brine (Walter Leslie Brian, 1918-2004).[2] The area offers ocean swimming and saltwater fishing. A 2,800-square-foot (260 m2) beach pavilion and boardwalk were added to the facility in 2010.[3]
In the news
On July 11, 2015, the beach came to national attention when a woman suffered broken ribs and other injuries from an explosion under the sand that hurled her four feet into the air, landing her ten feet from her beach chair. The cause of the explosion was attributed to hydrogen formed by the underwater corrosion of copper in an abandoned electric cable.[4]
References
- ^ "Salty Brine State Beach". State of Rhode Island Division of Parks & Recreation. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ^ "Salty Brine State Beach History". State of Rhode Island Division of Parks & Recreation. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ^ "DEM hosts ribbon-cutting for new energy-efficient pavilion with wind turbine at Salty Brine State Beach" (Press release). RI Department of Environmental Management. May 24, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
- ^ Naylor, Donita (July 24, 2015). "State: Hydrogen from corrosion of copper cable caused Salty Brine beach blast". Providence Journal. Providence, R.I. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
External links
- Salty Brine State Beach Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Division of Parks & Recreation