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TexasTowelie

(111,292 posts)
Thu Jul 11, 2019, 01:14 PM Jul 2019

Nearly 120 report sickness after Lake Minnetonka boating on July 4th

Nearly 120 people have reported getting sick after boating near Big Island on Lake Minnetonka over the long July 4th weekend, Hennepin County Public Health officials said.

As of Wednesday morning, the county said that 116 boaters on Minnetonka reported having been at Big Island during the holiday weekend and have since experienced vomiting and/or multiple episodes of diarrhea.

The Minnesota Department of Health is working to help determine the cause.

Eric Evenson, director of the Lake Minnetonka Association, said that he and a group went out to pick up litter around Big Island on Sunday. “We don’t know if it’s related or not, but one of the guys who helped got sick later,” he said.

Read more: http://www.startribune.com/at-least-140-report-sickness-after-lake-minnetonka-boating-on-july-4th/512542682/

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Nearly 120 report sickness after Lake Minnetonka boating on July 4th (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 2019 OP
So much for Purifying Yourself in the Waters of Lake Minnetonka (nt) mr_lebowski Jul 2019 #1
Wonder if it might be something like the algae bloom that closed Lake Hopatcong dhol82 Jul 2019 #2
Given the party that goes on around the big island dflprincess Jul 2019 #3

dhol82

(9,351 posts)
2. Wonder if it might be something like the algae bloom that closed Lake Hopatcong
Thu Jul 11, 2019, 01:17 PM
Jul 2019

over that weekend also?
People were advised to not go into or anywhere near the water.
Also algae blooms on the southern coast.
Climate change?

dflprincess

(28,057 posts)
3. Given the party that goes on around the big island
Thu Jul 11, 2019, 04:56 PM
Jul 2019

I'm guessing people forgot to wear their "Little Swimmers" and didn't bother to leave the lake to go to the bathroom.


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