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A glaring omission from this article is mention of the surfer who died from a brain eating bacteria [0] after visiting the pool in Waco. The wave pool there is
by calebsurfs 8y ago
A glaring omission from this article is mention of the surfer who died from a brain eating bacteria [0] after visiting the pool in Waco.
The wave pool there is classified as a 'lake' so normal rules for chlorination and filtration don't apply.
[0]: https://www.nj.com/atlantic/index.ssf/2018/10/brain-eating_amoeba_that_killed_nj_man_likely_came_from_texas_water_park.html https://www.nj.com/atlantic/index.ssf/2018/10/brain-eating_a...
- scythe 8y agoIs there some sort of legalese question you can ask to learn if the body of water you're about to enter is classified as a lake? Like: "is this a pool?". Sounds like a pretty big hole in the safety laws!
- RandallBrown 8y agoTests came back clean according to the BSR Cable Park website.
- mcafeeryan92 8y ago"Clean" is definitely not a word I'd use to describe this finding: “Although the N. fowleri was not detected in the Surf Resort, Lazy River, or the Royal Flush, the presence of fecal indicator organisms, high turbidity, low free chlorine levels, and other amoeba that occur along with N. fowleri indicate conditions favorable for N. fowleri growth” They're being charitable in their interpretation of the CDC's findings, to say the least. https://www.surfline.com/surf-news/cdc-finds-brain-eating-amoeba-bsr-not-wavepool/36537 https://www.surfline.com/surf-news/cdc-finds-brain-eating-am...