Woman who swam in sea with sewage develops rare life-threatening condition

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A woman has told how she developed a rare life-threatening condition after swimming in sea with sewageCaitlin Edwards, 22, ended up needing multiple blood transfusions and dialysis when she went swimming hours after a “suspected sewage spill”.

Caitlin developed E. coli which led to haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a rare condition damaging her kidneys, after taking a dip at Amroth in Pembrokeshire, Wales, last summer.As reported by Wales Online, her mum Jayne Etherington said the five-month ordeal was "absolutely horrendous" as she looked on helplessly while her daughter battled the life-threatening condition.

Jayne is furious about how untreated sewage was allowed to enter the sea at Wiseman's Bridge, just a few hundred metres further along the coast from Amroth and a popular spot for tourists, on August 24 last year.

It was reported at the time that storm sewage had been discharged at four popular Welsh beaches, including Wiseman's Bridge and nearby Saundersfoot, with Welsh Water combined storm overflows (CSOs) held responsible.