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Pool Closes For 24 Hours Following 'Fecal Release'

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – It's every pool-loving child's summertime nightmare: "accidental fecal release."

That's the phrase officials in Bloomington used to explain why the Family Aquatic Center closed on Tuesday, a day when highs in the metro reached close to 90 degrees.

Officials said the "release" was not solid, and could not be just scooped up out of the water. As a result, the pool area, which features water slides and diving boards, had to be super chlorinated, resulting in a 24-hour closure.

The pool is slated to open again on Thursday.

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