"At least 57 people fell ill with sickness and diarrhoea after competing in sea swimming events at the World Triathlon Championship Series in Sunderland, health officials confirmed this weekend.

 

About 2,000 people participated in the events last weekend, which included a swim off Sunderland’s blue flag Roker beach. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it would be testing samples from those who were ill to establish the cause of the illness and any common pathogens.

 

An Environment Agency sampling at Roker beach on Wednesday 26 July, three days before the event, showed 3,900 E Coli colonies per 100ml, more than 39 times higher than typical readings the previous month. E coli is a bacterial infection which can cause stomach pain and bloody diarrhoea,"

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/05/investigation-after-57-world-triathlon-championship-swimmers-fall-sick-and-get-diarrhoea-in-sunderland-race

I believe the water companies are allowed to pump raw sewage into the sea if they are "overwhelmed" by heavy rainfall causing overflows.

I've just got one thing to say on this ....   ????

Sunderland 0, Pattaya Beach 1

If its found they got I'll from pollution from the sewerage works, then they should be able to sue the water company.......but these record profit making foreign owned companies seem above the law in the UK under the government there. 

 

 

I thought a minor ear infection from swimming at Ao Manao, PKK was a bit of a toilet swim.  ???? 

 

 

All going to Tory party plans - privatise the profits and leave the public to pay the costs.

 

‘The whole thing stinks’: water firms to pay £15bn to shareholders as customers foot sewage bill

What the article doesn't say is that testing was done over many days with " excellent" results.

 

It also doesn't say that the adverse test was taken in a different area to that where the events took place. It also doesn't say the cause of illness to swimmers is still under investigation.

 

https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/investigation-launched-after-athletes-fall-ill-following-triathlon-championships-in-sunderland-4243333

5 hours ago, youreavinalaff said:

What the article doesn't say is that testing was done over many days with " excellent" results.

 

It also doesn't say that the adverse test was taken in a different area to that where the events took place. It also doesn't say the cause of illness to swimmers is still under investigation.

 

https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/investigation-launched-after-athletes-fall-ill-following-triathlon-championships-in-sunderland-4243333

You know the sea moves right? 

48 minutes ago, In the jungle said:

You know the sea moves right? 

Of course it does.

 

I'm sure the scientists that did the tests know that too. 

 

 

This is why my niece had to stop exporting to Europe with the loss of 42 jobs.

https://www.itv.com/news/2023-05-26/worrying-levels-of-e-coli-in-uks-shellfish-as-sewage-spills-into-sea