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Christopher Dinnick, who is pictured with three-year-old daughter Meadow, faced a life-threatening infection after cutting his foot on a rock in stagnant water. The community rallied round to offer blood donations after calls for help - and he is now recovering from the serious condition.

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BOAT captain Christopher Dinnick is recovering in hospital from a life-threatening, flesh-eating bacterial infection after an “amazing” response to an urgent call for blood on social media.

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