They were only in there for a matter of minutes
Environment Agency officials have confirmed the reason behind brown and smelly sea water on the Lincolnshire coast after a mum and her children fell ill. Emma Oldham, a mum-of-three from Newark, described the scenes at Huttoft beach as "apocalyptic" and first believed the brown sludge to be sewage.
"They were only in the water for a couple of minutes. I ran them down to the toilet block. It made my husband's toes curl when I took their clothes out to wash them. Yesterday we visited Huttoft beach, a place we've visited for yrs. As normal, the kids ran into the sea for a paddle and what unfolded was horrific. pic.twitter.com/k6qBt9J8Qn An Anglian Water spokeswoman says: "We have thoroughly inspected the area both at Huttoft and the surrounding beaches.
"Some algae can harm marine creatures by producing toxins or clogging the gills of fish. Blooms of toxic algae are rare in English coastal waters. However Mrs Oldham cast doubts on the response from Anglian Water, saying she does not "totally trust it". She added: "I’ve been working as a conservation biologist for over a decade and have seen many algae blooms, especially in Cornwall.
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