School boy, 14, nearly loses leg to flesh-eating disease after swimming in Cheshire lake – Manchester Evening News Skip to main content A schoolboy was left with a 15 cm hole in his leg after it became infected with a flesh-eating disease which "smelt like death"(Image: Rebecca Butler / SWNS) A 14-year-old boy nearly lost his leg when an injury from jumping into a lake in Cheshire led to him developing a flesh-eating infection. Jacob Butler, from Cheshire, was left with a horrific leg wound when he decided to take a dip in a lake known as the Blue Lagoon, in Colliers Moss Park, near Burtonwood, Cheshire. As he jumped into the water, his right leg got caught on a piece of wire, cutting it down to the bone just below his knee. The nasty gash later became infected with a rare disease called necrotising fasciitis, which can prove to be life-threatening.
Published: July 1, 2026 5:30 pm
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