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Daily Mirror
04-08-2025
- Health
- Daily Mirror
Tourist's life-changing injuries 'after swimming in filthy hotel pool'
Alexis Williams, 23, went for a swim at the Residence Inn Downtown Ann Arbor Hotel while staying in Michigan - but hours later she was struck down with 'excruciating pain', her lawyers say A woman suffered horrific injuries after swimming in an untreated hotel pool, her lawyers say. Alexis Williams, 23, was visiting her grandma while she was undergoing medical treatment in Michigan in June and had decided to stay at the nearby Residence Inn Downtown Ann Arbor Hotel. While there, she and her cousins went for a swim in the hotel's pool - but soon became violently ill, she claims. Alexis says she later found out that scraping her knee while swimming had led her to contract a rare infection known as MRSA - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. It comes after a man claimed 'I died for seven minutes in hospital - here's exactly what I saw on the other side'. The infection is particularly dangerous because it's resistant to most antibiotics - which means it can spread easily to the point it becomes a threat to life. Just hours after taking a dip, Alexis was struck down with "excruciating" pain and found herself unable to walk. Speaking to Fox 2 Detroit, she explained: "It was outrageous. The pain was excruciating. I had to get poked a lot with a whole bunch of needles, and being prescribed medications I never thought I'd be prescribed to." What followed was three gruelling rounds of surgery on her leg and the intravenous administration of potent antibiotics, her lawyer Ven Johnson said. Alexis - who now receives constant medication through an IV, and even needs a walker to move around - was terrified doctors would amputate her leg. "I've gone through a lot of pain and suffering, and still currently am," she told the Detroit Free Press. "I'm very frightened, very nervous and just appalled by everything." After making a request to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, Alexis' lawyers learned of the disgusting condition of the pool. Her lawyers said inspections from June 12, June 27 and July 8 showed neither chlorine no bromine had been put in the water. The case centres around claims the hotel was fully aware the swimming pool "had a Standard Plate Count that exceeded 200 CFU/ml". This reading would indicate a "dangerous level of bacteria present in the swimming pool and poor disinfection", the complaint reads. Alexis' legal team alleges the hotel disregarded public safety and was aware of the unsafe environment it had created for guests. "Alexis started developing this infection within several hours of coming into contact with this water," Michael Freifeld, one of her attorneys, told the Detroit Free Press. "We have no doubt, given the records we have and the experts that we are going to hire, that the infection Alexis experienced, and is experiencing, was clearly connected to the pool." Mr Freifeld said doctors warned they may have to amputate her leg if the infection is not brought under control by her current treatments. "For anybody, let alone a 23-year-old young person, it's a very scary, uncertain prognosis," Mr Johnson said. Alexis and her team are seeking $25,000 (£18,820) in damages The Mirror has contacted the owner of the Residence Inn for further comment.
Daily Mail
04-08-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Tourist's life-changing injuries after swimming in filthy hotel pool and contracting horrific infection
A woman endured a horrific infection and agonizing injuries after she swam in a hotel's indoor pool that her lawyers say wasn't treated with chlorine. Alexis Williams, 23, was staying at the Residence Inn Downtown Ann Arbor Hotel in Michigan in June while visiting her grandmother, who was having a procedure at a nearby medical center. She decided to take a swim in the hotel's pool with her cousins, who soon became violently ill and started vomiting. Williams scraped her knee while she was swimming and contracted a rare infection called MRSA, or Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. MRSA is caused by staph bacteria and is resistant to most antibiotics, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Within hours of swimming in the pool, Williams was overcome with severe pain and couldn't even walk, she recalled to local news. 'It was outrageous,' she told local Fox affiliate, Fox 2 Detroit. 'The pain was excruciating. I had to get poked a lot with a whole bunch of needles, and being prescribed medications I never thought I'd be prescribed to.' Williams told local news that doctors said they may have to amputate her leg if they can't get the infection under control Williams had three surgeries on her leg and remains on strong IV antibiotics, according to her lawyer, Ven Johnson. She now has to constantly receive medication through intravenous therapy and needs a walker. Williams even feared that her leg would have to be amputated. 'I've gone through a lot of pain and suffering, and still currently am,' she told the Detroit Free Press. 'I'm very frightened, very nervous and just appalled by everything.' Williams' lawyers obtained records from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy that revealed the heinous conditions of the hotel's pool. Her lawyers said inspections of the swimming pool on June 12, June 27, and July 8 showed no chlorine or bromine in the water. The civil complaint argues that 'the hotel knew that its swimming pool had a Standard Plate Count that exceeded 200 CFU/ml, which indicates a dangerous level of bacteria present in the swimming pool and poor disinfection.' Williams' lawyers believe that the hotel knew the pool didn't have these chemicals and had improper pH levels. Her legal team accused the hotel of disregarding public safety and creating an unsafe environment for guests. 'Alexis started developing this infection within several hours of coming into contact with this water,' Michael Freifeld, an attorney with Williams' legal team, told the Detroit Free Press. Williams' legal team alleges that the hotel's pool didn't have chlorine or bromine in the water, creating an unsafe situation for guests 'We have no doubt, given the records we have and the experts that we are going to hire, that the infection Alexis experienced, and is experiencing, was clearly connected to the pool.' Johnson added that Williams still has a long way ahead of her, and doctors said they may have to amputate if the infection isn't under control. 'For anybody, let alone a 23-year-old young person, it's a very scary, uncertain prognosis,' Johnson said. The lawsuit is seeking $25,000 in damages. Daily Mail reached out to First Martin Corporation, which owns the Residence Inn for comment on the accusations.
CBS News
29-07-2025
- Health
- CBS News
Woman files lawsuit, claims she almost lost a leg due to unsanitary pool at Ann Arbor hotel
A 23-year-old woman says she almost lost her leg due to an infection in a hotel pool in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Alexis Williams is suing the Residence Inn and its owner for allegedly not keeping their pool in clean condition. Williams claims a scrape on her leg exposed her to bacteria when she was swimming in the pool on June 24 with her two younger cousins, who also got sick. Williams says she's already undergone three surgeries for her leg. She says doctors diagnosed her with MRSA, an infection from an antibiotic-resistant bacteria, that's led to pain, mobility issues, and lack of sleep. She says she still uses a walker, more than a month after getting in the water. Hotel officials told CBS News Detroit that they are just now hearing about the lawsuit and do not have a comment at this time. "All I could think about was not only myself, but my family was in there before me, longer than me. And I ended up coming out with something worse," Williams said. Her attorneys claim tests showed there were high PH levels and dangerous levels of bacteria before and after Williams swam in the hotel pool. "The Residence Inn indicated on several occasions that there was no chlorine in the pool," said attorney Michael Freifeld. "It should have been shut down several times during the course of the month of June, no question about it. But there's no question this pool was unsanitary for a good portion of the month of June." Attorneys say they're seeking at least $25,000 to cover her current and future medical costs as well as physical and emotional damages. "It makes me really feel depressed. It makes me feel like I can't depend on myself anymore. I have to depend on others. All I can think about is trying to heal, but it feels like I'm not physically, mentally, or emotionally," she says.
