Realtime pollution alerts needed on Windermere, campaigners say after boy nearly dies
Exclusive: Claire Earley’s son Rex spent six weeks in hospital after contracting E coli from contaminated lakeRealtime pollution alerts are needed across Windermere urgently, campaigners have said, as the mother of a seven-year-old boy who kayaked on the lake described how he nearly died after...
<p>Exclusive: Claire Earley’s son Rex spent six weeks in hospital after contracting E coli from contaminated lake</p><p>Realtime pollution alerts are needed across Windermere urgently, campaigners have said, as the mother of a seven-year-old boy who kayaked on the lake described how he nearly died after contracting a dangerous strain of <em>E coli</em> from contaminated water.</p><p>Claire Earley’s son Rex spent six weeks in hospital, and underwent two emergency operations, after a family kayaking trip on Windermere last August.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/16/realtime-pollution-alerts-windermere-campaigners-say-boy-nearly-dies">Continue reading...</a>
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