Jayne Etherington News Today

Caitlin Edwards, 22, contracted E.coli after swimming near Amroth Beach last summer

Jayne Etherington said her daughter Caitlin fell ill after swimming in the sea off the Welsh coast.

Caitlin Edwards, 22, who was otherwise healthy, looked like she was going to die after being diagnosed a rare condition that ravages the kidneys following a dip in the sea near Amroth Beach.

Caitlin Edwards ‘looked like she was going to die’ after contracting E.coli from waters near Pembrokeshire’s Amroth Beach

A 22-year-old woman was rushed to hospital just days after going for a swim off the Welsh coast as she needed multiple blood transfusions and dialysis to fight a rare life-threatening disease due to sewage in the water

A pleasant dip in the sea off a beautiful Welsh beach led to a five-month ordeal for one swimmer.

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