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Photos: A week after oil spill, Huntington Beach reopens

Clean-up crews comb the sand at Huntington Beach
Cleanup crews comb the beach near Huntington Beach Pier after city and state beaches reopened Oct. 11.
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Visitors were once again taking to the water a week after an oil spill caused beach closures. While cleanup continued near Huntington Beach Pier, both city and state beaches reopened on Oct. 11.

People play in the surf
Destiny Corrales, left, and Hania Albarran, right, play in the surf at Huntington Beach on Oct. 11.
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Surfers walk on the wet sand, toward the ocean
Surfers were the first back into the water as beaches reopened on Oct. 11.
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People sit on the beach with a cleanup crew in the background
James Heumann and daughter Hope, of Irvine, watch as cleanup crews continue work at Huntington Beach on Oct. 11.
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A family wade into shallow water at the beach
The Albarran family, of Phoenix, play in the surf as beaches reopened on Oct. 11.
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A surfer stretches with a cleanup crew in the background
A surfer stretches as cleanup crews continue their work on Oct. 11 at Huntington Beach.
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A child runs across the sand with a cleanup crew in the background
Anna Heumann runs on the sand as cleanup crews continue to work on Oct. 11 at Huntington Beach.
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People walk the beach under partly cloudy skies atHuntington Beach
Beachgoers walking a dog move through the mist on the morning of Oct. 11.
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A person at the beach spreads their arms while facing the ocean
Minerva Albarran, visiting with her family from Phoenix, takes in the Pacific Ocean as beaches reopened on Oct. 11.
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