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Sen. Jim Inhofe believes swimming in Grand Lake caused his illness

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe said Friday he is convinced he became ill after swimming in the algae in Grand Lake earlier this week.

 
BY JIM MYERS - Tulsa World | Published: July 1, 2011    Comment on this article Leave a comment

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe said Friday he is convinced he became ill after swimming in the algae in Grand Lake earlier this week.

photo - Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Tulsa, talks with individuals after speaking at a Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce breakfast in Oklahoma City Thursday, August 26, 2010. Photo by Paul B. Southerland
Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Tulsa, talks with individuals after speaking at a Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce breakfast in Oklahoma City Thursday, August 26, 2010. Photo by Paul B. Southerland

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"There is no question,'' the Oklahoma Republican said, linking what he thought was a routine dive into the lake last Monday morning to a severe upper respiratory illness.

"That night, Monday night, I was just deathly sick."

Inhofe and his wife, Kay, have had a home on the lake for decades, and he has never seen that kind of algae in the water previously.

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