10/08/12 People swim in toxic 'Blue Lagoon' lake in Buxton, Derbyshire
10/08/12 Sam Ahmed's family: Jayda Thompson, 14, Remece Sabe, 13 (blue top), Tristan Thompson, 6 (camp shorts) and Malachi Croft, 5. The Blue Loo-Goon C a Lovely Place for a Trip to the Bleach. For full copy please paste this link into your browser: The crystal blue azure water in this lake may look like a tropical paradise but itÕs actually pollution that gives the lake its inviting hue. And the water is a toxic soup nearly as strong as bleach that contains dead animals, excrement, car wrecks and rubbish. But, in an alarming development, parents have begun taking their children to swim in the poisonous, water-filled, disused quarry ignoring warning signs Yesterday a family travelled 20 miles from Stockport to visit the lake for the first time. Two boys aged six and five, clothed only in shorts, played with old plastic bottles and milk cartons in the water. One of the boys submerged his face in the water. The boyÕs sister and cousin aged 13 and 14 used a smart-phone while paddling and then swum around in the toxic soup. When questioned if she had seen the warning signs, Sam Ahmed, 36, the childrenÕs mother and aunt, who had been smiling approvingly and taking photographs from the shoreline as the children played in the lake, said: ÒYes, I have seen the signs, but itÕs not really a problem C I have told the children not to swallow any water or go in deeper than their necks. It [the water] is so beautiful and blue now the sunÕs out C itÕs amazing.Ó Three other men brought three young lads to play in the water. The boys paddled around in discarded rubbish surrounding a submerged car C one boy sat astride an old wooden plank floating near the edge. One of the men said: ÒI donÕt care about the boys going in the water but if my f****** wife sees pictures of my boy in the paper IÕll be trouble.Ó The other man said: ÒI think itÕs disgusting C I wouldnÕt go inÓ. All Rights Reserved - F Stop Press.
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