MADISON, Wis. — It’s has been one of the worst years on record for high levels of blue-green algae in Madison lakes and one Madison woman found out the hard way.
Brianne Schuetz is finally able to stand and watch her brother and sister play. On Sunday, she could barely get out of bed.
“The rash was just all over, and I couldn’t breathe,” Schuetz said. “I was really short of breath, my joints hurt — I was just in pain, my stomach hurt, felt like I had to throw up the whole day.”
Schuetz swam at the University of Wisconsin’s Memorial Union on Thursday night with friends. She said there were no warning signs posted.