Watch out for warm freshwater lakes
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Warm Stagnant Water
I've been hearing about incidents like this in FL since I first moved here in 1995. I'm sure it goes back before that, so it's nothing new. Worst are areas experiencing droughts during the summer months. Let's face it, warm stagnant water will be rife with micro-organisms.
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Holy crap!Man, like I needed more reasons to stay out here and boat in the ocean!
Chris I couldn't agree with you more... For those 23 families (assuming that's an accurate number) I'm guess it's not much consolation...
Chris I couldn't agree with you more... For those 23 families (assuming that's an accurate number) I'm guess it's not much consolation...
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there was an article in the news about flesh eating bacteria in the gulf of mexico(which occurs naturally in warm salt water)a guy in texas almost had his leg amputated,this was maybe a month ago.the beaches in key west have been to dirty to swim in for years,(ecoli) as a kid it used to be polio. ..never get off the f**kin boat man.
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We may not have the amoeba problems up here in the Great Lakes area (yet...) but e-coli is becoming more of a problem. The even closed a beach for a week near our lodge in Canada this year (North Channel area) due to e-coli levels, and this is a pretty remote area. So far, diligent research is proving this problem is coming from gulls and other waterfoul, not from direct human dumping and pollution as previously thought.s
It all certainly makes you think about just jumping in though....
It all certainly makes you think about just jumping in though....
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