Realtime pollution alerts needed on Windermere, campaigners say after boy nearly dies

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Campaigners are calling for real-time pollution alerts on Windermere after a seven-year-old boy nearly died from E. coli contracted in the lake. Rex Earley spent six weeks in hospital and underwent two emergency operations after a kayaking trip last August. The incident highlights ongoing water contamination issues in the Lake District.

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