The plaintiff, Beverly Lanham, is seeking $1 million in damages for medical bills she incurred after the 2017 incident at Wild Water & Wheels, according to news reports.
Woman contracts flesh-eating disease at Myrtle Beach water park, suit says https://t.co/oIKV7hYm42
— The State Newspaper (@thestate) July 22, 2019
Lanham said she was knocked over by a wave in a pool at the park, scraping her arm. The lawsuit alleged that's when "the flesh-eating organisms entered the plaintiff's body and began eating her right arm," Myrtle Beach online reported.
The victim underwent multiple surgeries, suffered "permanent disfigurement" and is in ongoing pain, according to WCHS-TV.
The suit also accuses the water park of failing to clean and test the pool waters.
Wild Water & Wheel owner Mark Lazarus disputes the allegations and said the park meets all requirements established by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.
A woman is suing a Myrtle Beach waterpark after her lawyer said "flesh-eating organisms entered her body and began eating her right arm."https://t.co/viS2Dl1kpl
— Eyewitness News (@wchs8fox11) July 22, 2019
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