Woman Almost Dies As Leg Rots After Common Vacation Activity Most Of Us Do

A North Carolina woman nearly died after developing an infection from a flesh-eating bug when she dipped her legs in the ocean (Warning: The photos below are graphic).

Bonita Fetterman was on vacation in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, when she decided to stick her legs in the water at the beach. In doing this, Fetterman unknowingly came in contact with a deadly bacteria.

The mother was airlifted to a hospital in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where she needed to have surgery to remove the diseased flesh to stop the infection from spreading.

It is possible Fetterman has necrotising fasciitis, a serious and rare infection that eats away at tissue, according to the Daily Mail.

Fetterman’s daughter, Marsha Barnes Beal, wrote a post about her mother on her Facebook page following the incident.

“All prayer warriors: Please remember my Mama, Bonita Fetterman in prayer,” Beal wrote. “She was airlifted to Chapel Hill earlier today. She’s now in ICU, heavily sedated, and on a breathing machine. However, she is stable! She came in contact with a life threatening flesh eating bacteria after putting her feet in the water at Myrtle Beach! Surgery is the only option until it is completely cut away from her long! With the hopes of it not spreading. She is in need of special prayer!”

After Beal’s Facebook post went viral, the city of Myrtle Beach responded to the story, claiming there are no bacterial problems in the water on the beach and that the water is regularly tested for such things, according to The Washington Post.

Myrtle Beach City Government’s Facebook page posted about the reports of bacterial contamination:

The City of Myrtle Beach is aware of a Facebook post that claims bacterial issues along the Grand Strand. We have had no reports and no direct contact about any such issues. The city has been unable to confirm the location or date of any such incident. At this point, all we have is a Facebook post, with no confirmation. Our ocean water quality is tested twice weekly, with excellent results. If we can determine where such contact may have occurred, we can order additional water quality tests to determine whether any connection exists.

City spokesman Mark Kruea also responded to the claims.

“This person has a serious medical condition — we aren’t saying there’s no serious medical condition — we just don’t know the what the why or the where attached to it at this point and need more information,” Kruea said in a statement.

Sources: Daily Mail, The Washington Post / Featured Image: Pixabay / Embedded Images: Facebook/Marsha Barnes Beal via Daily Mail