RFK Jr. Swims in Sewage-Tainted Creek with Grandchildren Despite National Park Service's Bacteria Warning
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plunged into a creek deemed a "hazard" to human health as part of his Mother's Day celebrations on Sunday, May 11.
The Department of Health and Human Services secretary, 71, posted photos to X of himself and his family at Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C. In one of the images, Kennedy is fully submerged with his head underwater. In another, he holds one of his grandchildren as the child's feet dip into the creek. The National Park Service banned swimming and wading in the creek due to "high bacteria levels" in the water.
"Mothers Day hike in Dumbarton Oaks Park with Amaryllis, Bobby, Kick, and Jackson, and a swim with my grandchildren, Bobcat and Cassius in Rock Creek," Kennedy captioned his post on Sunday.
The NPS warns that possible infectious pathogens in Rock Creek a tributary of the Potomac River could pose a risk to human and pet health. The agency urges visitors, "Please protect yourself and your pooches by staying on trails and out of the creek."
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Does he think it'll help them build up natural resistance?