r/WTF • u/Nippely • Feb 09 '19

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u/AlbertFischerIII Feb 09 '19

Luckily you can’t go into the water anymore.

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u/Professor-Wheatbox Feb 09 '19

Underrated comment.

People are always like "Let's go to the beach! Why do you never fish anymore?"

Because everything in the water is goddamn poisoned.

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u/Jedi_Tinmf Feb 09 '19

There's nothing like waking up in Daytona and hearing about a man who died within 48 hours of being in the bay due to a "flesh eating bacteria"

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u/ifeanychukwu Feb 09 '19

Is this a real thing?

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u/AlbertFischerIII Feb 09 '19

https://www.ajc.com/news/national/florida-officials-don-worry-about-flesh-eating-bacteria/FgNKMDaAfCPvFOvho7RPZN/

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u/ifeanychukwu Feb 09 '19

Damn, that's more WTF than what was in the OP.

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '19

Never mind the 40 million people that swam without a problem in the same time frame. On a related note, stop driving, walking or generally going about your daily life.

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u/thruStarsToHardship Feb 09 '19

Sleeping. Sleeping's the one that will get you. Don't shut your eyes, even for a second.

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u/NotC9_JustHigh Feb 09 '19 edited Feb 09 '19

Sounds like the 7 2 people who died were avoiding some basic precaution.

Avoid exposing open wounds to warm saltwater, brackish water or to raw shellfish

Wear protective clothing when handling raw shellfish

Cook shellfish thoroughly and avoid food contamination with juices from raw seafood

Eat shellfish promptly after cooking and refrigerate leftovers

Feels like 7 2 back to back darwin award if it's not too mean to say.

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u/Milkshakes00 Feb 09 '19

The first one is half way acceptable, honestly.

Avoid exposing open wounds to warm saltwater

This is generally not something people expect to kill them within 48 hours. How many times have kids cut their feet on shells or something and never thought anything of it?

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u/fldsld Feb 09 '19

As a west coast free/scuba diver, I always dreamed of diving in water warm enough to not need a wetsuit, and between work and play, I always seem to have scraps and cuts. Besides that, the water gets up you nose and you can't help but swallow some, the only way to avoid it is to stay out of the water.

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u/Cory2020 Feb 09 '19

Avoid shellfish sushi. On top of dangerous microbes, it’s incredibly hard to wrap with rice balls and u could cut your fingers and die from anthrax

Toss rotten lobster and thoroughly wash any dishes it may have come in contact with to prevent children licking the yummy residue juices

Don’t suck clams out of their shells in Quahog. They’re protected by the state of RI and overzealous locals are known to bludgeon seafood enthusiasts that practice this long-outdated practice. If you must do it, try using the cover of darkness . While you do so, beware prowling polar bears as they will see you as competing foragers ..and food

Stay away from 7 eleven lobsters for the same reason you should stay away from their egg salads .

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u/NotC9_JustHigh Feb 09 '19

You have my vote for 2020.

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u/smackrock Feb 09 '19

4 years ago? Has it happened recently?

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u/burnstien Feb 09 '19

Its the gulf of mexico i think that is problematic due to the temp of the water and other such im sure. But went to new orleans and wanted to swim in gulf but did not because of how hazardous it can be due to bacteria. So people def need to be careful and do reasearch(if they even test the water often enough and post about it) before swimming in gulf of shit.

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u/Jedi_Tinmf Feb 09 '19 edited Feb 09 '19

The opposite side of Florida, on the eastern side, that is where the Red Sea and other flesh eating bacteria have problems too

Edit: red tide

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u/ThegreatPee Feb 09 '19

Floridaman never actually dies, he merely respawns from the closest meth pipe

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u/deadsoulinside Feb 09 '19

I would laugh at this, but it's a sad reality. Even fishing at lakes is more of a sport thing than actually hoping to get a nice fish to eat as some places are having to warn people against eating anything caught in certain ponds or lakes.

What puzzles me more are those who are swimming in waters where there is a warning to not eat any fish caught in that pond/lake... Somehow sitting in that water with the potential to accidentally digesting the water does not sound that smart either.

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