Helpers find gross and weird trash at beach cleanup

By LAYLAN CONNELLY

Piles and piles of debris that came gushing down the San Gabriel River during the past few days were picked up by about 300 volunteers in Seal Beach Monday morning. The "After the Storm" cleanup was organized by Save Our Beach.

There were the usual suspects, like the Styrofoam, plastic bottles and tennis balls.
Then there were the strange, bizarre and simply gross – a couch, a black bra, and a blue plastic tampon applicator.