A rash of surf-related injuries has hit Delaware’s shores with the increase in beach replenishment over the last three years.
Surf instructor Roy Harrell told the Salisbury Daily Times that he has heard of a lot more injuries since officials have ramped up beach replenishment.
Surfers have made similar claims in New Jersey.
Paul Cowan at Beebe Medical Center told the paper that his review of surf-related injuries found that there has been a steady increase.
He says there are a number of factors including beach replenishment.
There have been just over 490 surf-related injuries each year since 2010.
