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Swindled

62. The Well (Walkerton E. coli outbreak)

Swindled

A Concerned Citizen

True Crime, History, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.7 β€’ 9.7K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 25 April 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Unprecedented rainfall in a small Ontario township leads to a public health disaster. Prelude: Thousands fall ill after attending the Washington County Fair in New York. Special thanks to Mike Alfano (Walkerton: The Forgotten Stories) –––-–---------------------------------------- PATREON: Patreon.com/Swindled DONATE: SwindledPodcast.com/Support CONSUME: SwindledPodcast.com/Shop –––-–---------------------------------------- MUSIC: Deformr.com –––-–---------------------------------------- FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram.com/SwindledPodcast Twitter.com/SwindledPodcast Facebook.com/SwindledPodcast Thanks for listening. :-) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This episode of Swindled may contain graphic descriptions or audio recordings of disturbing

0:07.0

events which may not be suitable for all audiences.

0:10.6

In this episode of Swindled may contain graphic descriptions or audio recordings of disturbing

0:25.6

events which may not be suitable for all audiences.

0:29.6

The Washington County Fair was one of the years most anticipated events for some residents

0:53.3

in Greenwich, New York and surrounding rural areas.

0:57.1

For one week hundreds of vendors travel to the fair grounds to showcase and sell their

1:01.2

animals, tractors and fried foods on a stick.

1:04.2

It's the largest agricultural fair in New York and gets bigger with each iteration.

1:09.5

Thousands of people attend every year.

1:12.1

For many, the Washington County Fair has become a family tradition.

1:17.8

That was the case for Wayne Aldrich who grew up in a neighboring town.

1:22.4

Wayne's parents took him to the fair every year as a child and he had cherished the experience.

1:27.2

He wanted to do the same for his two daughters Kayley and Rachel, who in the summer of 1999

1:32.8

were 2 and 3 years old respectively.

1:36.8

On Saturday, August 28, the Aldriches loaded into the family automobile and drove the 30

1:42.2

minutes from Clipton Park to Greenwich, located between the Hudson River and Vermont border.

1:48.4

Where the family rode some carnival rides, ate some snacks, drank some water and admired

1:53.1

some livestock before returning home a few hours later.

1:57.0

The fair was just like he had remembered it, Mr. Aldrich claimed.

2:00.6

A good time was had by all.

2:04.5

But the good times ended with the weekend.

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