Did someone plant a 'huge' bluebottle at a popular lake?
With thousands of bluebottles dotting our beaches lately, this local family thought a swim at the freshwater lake would be a safe option.
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With thousands of bluebottles dotting our beaches lately, this local family thought a swim at the freshwater lake would be a safe option.
Premium Content Subscriber only A freshwater lake is the last place you would expect to be stung by a bluebottle. But that's exactly what happened to poor little Cooper Dein, 4, when he was swimming at Lennox Head's popular Lake Ainsworth on Monday. With thousands of bluebottles dotting North Coast beaches, his parents Ryan and Lauren decided a swim at the freshwater lake would be a safer option. They had been at Sharpes Beach earlier that day and Cooper had jumped on a bluebottle, and part of its tentacle stuck to the back of his leg, giving him a mild sting.