Maryland Reporter Tucker Barnes Gets Soaked in Sewage Sea Foam During Hurricane Irene

A local reporter from Washington, D.C. ended up getting soaked in what is probably the remnants of raw sewage as he delivered live hurricane reports from Ocean City, Maryland.

WTTG-TV reporter Tucker Barnes was providing live updates for stations around the country as a wall of what he described as sea foam poured over him.

Barnes was on the boardwalk as Hurricane Irene hit the coast of Maryland
He noted that he had immersed himself in organic material. That "organic material" was most likely the effects of raw sewage pouring into the water during the storm.

"It doesn't taste great," he said.

He said it had a sandy consistency and added, "I can tell you first-hand, it doesn't smell great."