When reached by USA TODAY in response to the photos posted by RFK Jr., one which shows him submerged in the water, the DOEE deferred all questions to NPS. NPS referred USA TODAY to the Rock Creek ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted photos Sunday of him and his family swimming in Rock Creek where swimming is not allowed “due to high bacteria levels.” ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ignored the National Park Service's ban on swimming in D.C.'s Rock Creek due to high bacterial levels, taking a Mother's Day dip in the water with his family.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, ... Rock Creek, which flows through much of Northwest Washington, is used to drain excess sewage and storm water during rainfall.

RFK Jr. is seen completely submerged in the Rock Creek’s fecal bacteria polluted waters in a Mother’s Day photograph shared by the HHS secretary.

RFK Jr took his grandchildren for a dip in DC’s Rock Creek – despite warnings that high bacteria levels make it unsafe - ‘Swimming and wading are not allowed due to high bacteria levels ...

— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) May 11, 2025. The NPS warns, “Swimming and wading are not allowed due to high bacteria levels.” “Rock Creek has high levels of bacteria and other ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s health czar, is shown bathing in Rock Creek, a D.C. stream that was flagged as polluted, on an outing with his grandchildren.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. celebrated Mother’s Day with his family by swimming in a toxic Washington, D.C. creek.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a lot of curious ideas about how to Make America Healthy Again. ... But Rock Creek’s water quality issues are hardly a secret.

RFK Jr took his grandchildren for a dip in DC’s Rock Creek – despite warnings that high bacteria levels make it unsafe ‘Swimming and wading are not allowed due to high bacteria levels ...