Just 12 hours after a surgery to try and stop the infection from spreading, it had made it to his chest, hands and head. He was dead about a week later.
A devastated widow has shared how she lost her husband to flesh-eating bacteria after he paddled in calf-deep water at Virginia beach.
Joyce D'Arcy and her husband, Derek, took a trip to the classic vacation spot in August.
They waded in the water an... [2362 chars]