Crime & Safety

FishHawk Foot Bridge Closed Due to Hornets

The sheriff's office has closed the FishHawk Ranch foot bridge and are urging FishHawk Creek Elementary students not to use it as a shortcut.

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According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, an HCSO deputy closed off a FishHawk foot bridge because hornets have nested in the area.

The deputy also put up a warning sign to prevent neighborhood kids from being stung because some students use the bridge as a shortcut to their neighborhoods.

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An exterminator has been called to clear our the hornet's nest.


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