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Saturday, June 17, 2017

Gardener, 63, killed by his garden hose after inhaling deadly Legionnaires' disease from stagnant water that had been baked by the sun quoting : The Sun

Stephen Clements, from Cromer, Norfolk, died just a week after he inhaled the deadly bacteria. "He was cleaning the terrace with a stiff broom and the garden hose on spray. "This involved taking water samples from the Clements' property and, although Legionella bacteria were found in the hosepipe, tests associating that strain with Mr Clement's were inconclusive. Alison, who lives on the Felbrigg Estate near Cromer, said: "Stephen had cleaned the patio earlier in the year and left the hose out across the lawn filled with water. The sweeping of the broom caused the perfect aerosol, which my husband then breathed into his lungs.



Gardener, 63, killed by his garden hose after inhaling deadly Legionnaires' disease from stagnant water that had been baked by the sun
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Granddad killed by Legionnaires disease caught from garden hose

Legionnaires' disease is caused by a type of bacterium called Legionella that that infect people who breathe it in. A woman has warned people to be extra careful after her husband died from Legionnaires' disease he is believed to have contracted from a hosepipe. A spokesman for North Norfolk District Council spokesman said the authority was asked by Public Health England to investigate Mr Clement's death. But although water samples from the hosepipe contained Legionella bacteria, tests associating that strain with Mr Clement's were inconclusive. See also: Nine Brits hit with Legionnaire's disease at same hotel in SpainSee also: Pontins fined £1,000 after woman dies of Legionnaire's diseaseThe 63-year-old is thought to have breathed in poisonous spores that had grown in stagnant water inside the hose.


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