River pollution: Rescuer infected with sewage-linked parasite

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  1. This isn’t a new thing. I had to jump into the River Trent just over 10 years ago as part of a rescue for the fire service.

    Cue 2 weeks of vomit and diarrhoea. I felt like I was going to die.

    Let me tell you, I have had to think twice before commiting to a river since. Never had to go in the Trent again, fortunately. Trent belly can fuck right off.

  2. How can anyone find 95,000 separate sewage leaks in any way acceptable? The ceos of water boards should have to drink a glass of river water each day, that should make them clean it up better.

  3. No lake or river in the UK is particularly safe to swim in these days. Water companies won’t clean up their act unless forced and the government has no plans to force them to do so; we will see incidences like this increase as time goes on.

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