What is toxic algae, and could it have been the cause of a California family’s death?
The Madera County Department of Public Health issued an advisory Monday after large amounts of harmful algae blooms were found in Hensley Lake near Yosemite Lakes. … There has been renewed interest in the phenomenon after a Mariposa family was found dead in the Sierra National Forest. Mariposa County Sheriff’s deputies say they are looking at all possible causes for their death including signs of toxic algae.
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