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Ocean Beach draws a big crowd

July 05, 2014 12:00 am • Last Updated: July 06, 2014 5:18 pm

By Tim Cook

People flock to Ocean Beach Park in New London Saturday, July 5, 2014, after having their beach day rained out from the remnants of Hurricane Arthur Friday.

People flock to Ocean Beach Park in New London Saturday after having their beach day rained out from the remnants of Hurricane Arthur Friday. The crowd was such Saturday that park management shut the parking lots after reaching capacity.

Parking attendants look for open spaces in the packed parking lot at Ocean Beach Park in New London Saturday, July 5, 2014, as people swarmed the beach on the holiday weekend.

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