MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — A South Carolina woman is suing a Myrtle Beach water park, contending she contracted necrotizing fasciitis or flesh-eating bacteria after scraping her arm on the bottom of a pool.
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.
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.
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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.