Water advisory issued for beach on Pigeon Lake

Zeiner Beach, Pigeon Lake. (CTV News Edmonton)

Alberta Health Services is banning swimming in a beach area on Pigeon Lake due to elevated levels of bacteria.

Contact with the water at Zeiner Park Beach could cause gastrointestinal issues or skin, ear and eye infections, Leduc County officials say.

The advisory, issued Friday afternoon, is in effect until further notice.