![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/holiday-warning-over-deadly-bacteria-as-woman-22-nearly-dies-from-swimming/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/caitlin-edwards-mum-jayne-etherington-841874893-1.jpg&description=WATCH OUT Published : 9:51, 4 Sep 2023 Updated : 9:51, 4 Sep 2023 A MUM whose daughter almost died after she was exposed to toxic water has urged others with similar experiences to come forward. Caitlin Edwards, 22, was fighting for her life after frolicking in the sewage-filled sea near Amroth Beach in Pembrokeshire last August. 3 Mum Jayne Etherington has urged those who have swam in the sewage-filled water to come forward Credit: Jayne Etherington/Media Wales 3 Student Caitlin Edwards was fighting for her life after going for a dip in the toxic sea Credit: Jayne Etherington/Media Wales The student then contracted E. C oli and looked like "she was going to die" after going for a dip in the toxic water. Caitlin was subsequently diagnosed with haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS), a rare condition that ravages the kidneys, but has since made a full recovery. Concerned mum Jayne Etherington watched her daughter battle for her life for five "horrendous" months, and has now pleaded with those who have come into contact with the water to come forward. "That's what can happen and I'm determined that it doesn't happen to anyone else," Ms Etherington said. "She'd gone from a happy, healthy vibrant 22-year-old to looking like she was going to die. "We didn't know she wasn't. "It was horrendous." Jayne also condemned local authorities for allowing untreated sewage to be pumped into the sea at Wiseman's Bridge, just a few hundred metres from Amroth Beach. "We were allowed to believe it was a CSO spill," Ms Etherington told ITV News . She added: "No-one said: 'This is something more serious.'" It is estimated that up to 10 per cent of patients may develop HUS, which can cause neurological complications such as seizure, stroke and coma, according to the World Health Organisation . Signs were erected on the beach by the county council warning revellers not to swim, but Caitlin didn't notice the advisory when she entered the water. The warnings were put up because the council we){kind=link}
A MUM whose daughter almost died after she was exposed to toxic water has urged others with similar experiences to come forward.
Caitlin Edwards, 22, was fighting for her life after frolicking in the sewage-filled sea near Amroth Beach in Pembrokeshire last August.
The student then contracted E.Coli and looked like “she was going to die” after going for a dip in the toxic water.
Caitlin was subsequently diagnosed with haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS), a rare condition that ravages the kidneys, but has since made a full recovery.
Concerned mum Jayne Etherington watched her daughter battle for her life for five “horrendous” months, and has now pleaded with those who have come into contact with the water to come forward.