RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) -- Nearly 10 recreation sites along North Carolina rivers failed testing for fecal bacteria this week, and five coastal spots in three counties had swim warnings into the weekend after bacteria levels were found to exceed state and EPA standards.

The river swimming areas were tested by the group Sound Rivers, which tests about 50 sites weekly along various North Carolina rivers during the summer.

The coastal swimming warnings came from the N.C. Recreational Water Quality Program, which found elevated bacteria levels this week in two Dare County spots at the Outer Banks, in Beaufort County in Belhaven, and two locations in Carteret County along the Morehead City waterfront, officials said.

Sound Rivers said that three river sites in the Raleigh area failed to meet st

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