Oil May Have Hit Vacationer In Gulf Shores

Jonathan Jones’ palm still has an oil mark. He says he emerged from the water after a brief swim in Gulf Shores with trace amounts of crude.

“We looked at it and kind of smeared it a bit and figured out it was oil,” says Jones. He says he had to bathe with dish soap to get it off. At first he was worried about dispersants but then he quickly calmed down.

“There are hundreds of people on this beach and no one else had this happen,” says Jones. It's probably important to put what happened to Jonathan in perspective. This appears to be an isolated incident and the beaches are most certainly still open. On day two of this memorial day weekend vacationers continued to hit the shore--and people were more worried about a late day shower than a shower of oil. We can't say for sure if this substance is part of the Deepwater Horizon spill or if it's something else that washed through the surf.