PANAMA CITY, Fla. ( WJHG /Gray News) - A father in Florida is fighting for his life after getting infected with a flesh-eating bacteria.

On Saturday morning, Ben West’s family said he got infected with Vibrio Vulnificus after they went crabbing and mullet fishing underneath the intercoastal passover bridge, when entering Port St. Joe from Mexico Beach.

Man infected by vibrio vulnificus (WJHG)

Janie Knowles, Ben’s fiancée, took him to Ascension Sacred Heart Bay on Tuesday morning. He was confused and disoriented.

“There were blisters everywhere, they were busting, it was swelling, you couldn’t recognize his leg compared to the other one, it was actually four times bigger than the other one,” said Knowles.

Family members say Ben’s swelling was progressing by the second.

Knowles sai

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