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14-year-old loses leg chunk after necrotising infection

Published 4 July 2026

A 14-year-old boy nearly lost his leg and his life after a seemingly innocent swim in a Cheshire lake led to a devastating infection. Jacob Butler, from Cheshire, suffered a severe leg injury on the evening of Thursday, April 30, when he jumped into a lake known as the Blue Lagoon in Colliers Moss Park, near Burtonwood...

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