A father devoured by a deadly parasite 48 hours after the family trip on the beach

A dad was devoured alive by a deadly parasite 48 hours after a family trip on the beach. In the same area, a schoolgirl is also beaten for life after the infection.

Memphis-born Dave Bennett was visiting his daughter Cheryl Bennett Wiygul in Destin, Florida, when they decided to go to the beach and practice various water sports while enjoying the sun.

But 12 hours after being in the water, Dave, suffering from cancer, woke up with fever, chills and cramps.

His condition began to deteriorate rapidly and he was taken to the hospital where he discovered an "extremely swollen black spot on his back".

He was pronounced dead within a few hours and laboratory results later confirmed that he had contacted a necrotizing fasciitis, also called flesh-eating bacteria.

Cheryl, her daughter in distress, remembered the painful 48 hours that changed her life forever and swore, "I do not want that to happen."

"It's so raw and personal that I did not want to write about it," she said. But if I can help someone, it's worth it.

"There is not enough information about bacteria in the water.

"There must be posters on all the beaches, in all the cities and all the parks, and in all the bayou that declare that" because of the natural presence of bacteria in the water, people with an open wound or compromised immune system should not enter ".

A few weeks before the tragic death of her father, Cheryl had seen the story of Kylei Parker.

The 12-year-old girl had to fight to survive and almost lost her leg when her skin became black and began to rot away from the infection.

It is thought to have penetrated his body through the sharpness of his big toe while paddling in the water at Pompano Beach, Destin, Florida.

Keeping this in mind, before going into the water, Cheryl and her mother had meticulously examined Dave's body for cuts or open wounds.

"My father had cancer, his immune system was compromised, he fought cancer for many years and was in the water many times, so it did not seem like a risk.

"My parents were staying with me in Florida about a week after the message, a 12-year-old girl who had contracted a bacterium that had turned into necrotizing fasciitis (flesh-eating bacteria) at Destiny started to turn around. did not want to believe that.

"The girl had a cut in her leg so I felt reinforced not to go in. I did some research.When my parents came to town, I was fond of Neosporin and Bandaid. liquid.

"My father had no open wounds.He had some places where the practical appearance cured small scratches on the arms and legs that I badured myself to be perfectly sealed."

The family then had an "explosion".

Cheryl continued: "We were in the bay on the boat near Crab Island, we went twice to Destin Beach, we splashed around Turkey Creek, we swam in Boggy Bayou, in our pool and then on Friday, we spent the day at Rocky Bayou, jet skis and throwing the ball into the water.

They then went home and Dave stayed awake late to watch a movie. He was "happy and talkative" until 12 hours later when the situation took a turn.

"Her legs started to hurt a lot," Cheryl said.

"He was becoming extremely uncomfortable. My father suffered a lot and he is not a complainant, so he had to suffer a lot to vocalize.

"They arrived at the Memphis hospital at around 8 pm They immediately brought her back in. While they were helping her to change into a doctor's dress, they saw this black stain. terribly swollen on his back that did not exist before.

"My mom sent me a picture of it and I felt like someone punched me." to ask him if it was black (because sometimes the color is off on a photo) and she said it was black.

"I've never seen a cut in her back and she either – we certainly had not seen this place – I told him to tell them that he was in the water in Florida and that it was a necrotizing fasciitis. "

Dave was taking intravenous antibiotics, but the black spot had doubled and a new one had also appeared. His arms became more and more stained and he suffered a lot.

Several nurses said "they have never seen anything like it".

In the early morning he became skeptical and Dave was transferred to the intensive care unit.

Cheryl added, "They said his organs were too damaged and that his blood was too acidic to stay alive." He left Sunday afternoon, less than 48 hours after getting out of the water in top form. , the bacterium had destroyed it.

"We got the lab results today: Vibrio vulnificus, which manifests as necrotizing fasciitis (flesh-eating bacteria) eventually leading to sepsis.

"Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium that is transmitted by eating undercooked shellfish or by an open wound, and no bacteria alert has been reported on the beaches or in the parks where we have been.

"I would never have taken my father into the water if there had been a bacterial alert, but that's because I did not want him to catch the stomach virus, not because I thought it would kill him.

"I knew you should not swim with an open sore, but I did not know that he should not be in the water with his immune system.

"I feel that I should have known and it is something that I will live with for the rest of my life.

"If I had done more research, I would have done but I do not think the general public realizes it either.

"I think if there was a simple sign indicating the risk of swimming with an open sore or an immune disorder, we would not have let him in."

"I absolutely do not try to scare people from the beach or swim in. I love the water, just like my dad.

"People need to know how to be more cautious and recognize the symptoms, there is information but I have not found all of them before it is too late.

"I do not want this to happen to anyone else, I do not need anyone to tell me what we should or should not have done, we already know. was too late for us. "

At the same time, as previously reported, Lynn Fleming of Ellenton, Florida, also died last month of the infection after falling while walking on the beach.

She suffered a small cut which led her to contract necrotizing fasciitis.

She was walking on Coquina Beach on Anna Maria Island, on the west coast of Florida, where she hoped to retire because she "loved the ocean" and "was walking on the beach".

The wound was only very small, so she did not think much about it and a few days later she was given a tetanus injection on the doctors.

But the next day, things got complicated and Lynn was found unconscious at home.

The doctors said that she had contracted necrotizing fasciitis and that she had undergone several surgeries to the infected leg in an attempt to save her life.

But during surgeries, she had two strokes and sepsis, reports Local10.com.

His son Wade and his wife Traci were with her at his death.