Tourists hoping to go for a dip at two popular seafront lakes are being urged to avoid them after a number of swimmers reported being stung and bitten in the water. The stings and 'nips' swimmers have suffered is thought to have been caused by an infestation of flesh-eating sea lice.
The seafront lakes in Clevedon and Weston-super-Mare in Somerset are tipped as safer alternatives for swimming, playing and boating compared to the sea and are regularly packed on hot days, but a number of visitors have recently reported being left with red patches on their skin after being 'bitten' by something lurking in the water. Others have also reported finding insect-looking creatures in their swimwear after taking a dip, SomersetLive reports.
People are being advised to stay out of the lake if they want to avoid being stung or bitten until the water in the lakes are refreshed by tides from the Bristol Channel spilling over the sea wall. There are a few theories as to what the creatures are that are nibbling at unsuspecting swimmers - including sea lice or baby jellyfish.
