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Dry Tortugas and Fort Jefferson reopen after Hurricane Helene

Photo by Eric Barton

The National Park Service has reopened Dry Tortugas National Park and Fort Jefferson.

The park service had closed the islands over the weekend to assess damage after Hurricane Helene.

Ferry and seaplane services have also resumed. Dry Tortugas is made up of remote islands 70 miles from Key West.

NPS officials say there was some beach erosion and minor repairs needed. But most of the recovery work involved cleaning up trash, seagrass and other debris that washed up.

Loggerhead Key remains closed as damages to that island are still being assessed.

READ MORE: How Helene became the near-perfect storm to bring widespread destruction across the South

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Sherrilyn Cabrera is WLRN's PM newscast and digital producer.
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