Heather Preen
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Heather Preen was an eight-year-old girl whose life was tragically cut short in 1999 after contracting E. coli O157 from contaminated water while on holiday in Devon, highlighting the dangers of sewage pollution in recreational waters.
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Heather Preen died from E coli poisoning after paddling in contaminated water in 1999.
Dirty water, death and decline: the inside story of a privatisation scandal | WaterThe Guardian·
United Kingdom· 2026-02-28
United Kingdom· 2026-02-28
Heather Preen contracted E coli O157 on a Devon beach and died within a fortnight.
The death of Heather Preen: how an eight-year-old lost her life amid the UK sewage crisis | Water industryThe Guardian·United Kingdom· 2026-02-18
United Kingdom· 2026-02-18
