BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) -- Bay County's Florida Department of Health officials have confirmed another death caused by Vibrio Vulnificus, commonly referred to as a flesh-eating bacteria.
The latest victim was a 78-year-old man who was vacationing with family on St. George Island.
They were fishing on the bay side of the island.
The next day, he was running a fever.
He apparently contracted Vibrio vulnificus through a cut on his leg. As his condition worsened, he was eventually admitted to Ascension Sacred Heart Bay.
He underwent five surgeries, including two amputations.
Sadly, he died at the hospital four days ago, on Sunday, Aug. 4.
Health department officials also confirmed that the other Bay County victim, whose death in early July was attributed to Vibrio Vulnificus, became infected after eating raw oysters.
Five people have died from flesh-eating bacteria in Florida this year, according to the Florida Department of Health.