Legionnaires Outbreak at Graceland causes 9 outbreaks, 3 Lawsuits and 1 DEATH

WREG has confirmed that a Kentucky woman died from Legionnaires’ Disease days after staying at the Guest House at Graceland.

Linda “Gail” Godsey, 62, died on June 21. She and three family members stayed at the Guest House from June 10-13.

BIM: The pool was NOT CLOSED until June 27th.

The coroner of Breathitt County, Kentucky told WREG the medical examiner listed Legionnaires’ as the cause of death on Gail’s autopsy. Three other family members got sick on the same trip and tell WREG they tested positive for Legionnaires’. 

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 A Florida family is suing Elvis Presley Enterprises after a recent outbreak of Legionnaires' disease.

The suit, filed July 18 in Shelby County Circuit Court, alleges that Douglas and Marisol Johnson, of Miami Lakes, Florida, checked into the Guest House at Graceland on June 4 while traveling with family and stayed at the hotel for three nights. According to the suit, the plaintiffs came into contact with the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease "through the normal use of The Guest House at Graceland’s water system."

By June 9, Douglas Johnson began experiencing unusual sleepiness and fatigue and, by the next day, his symptoms worsened to the point where he needed a wheelchair to help him board his flight back to Florida. He spent over a week in an intensive care unit and is continuing to receive care from his primary care doctors and a pulmonologist, according to the court documents.

The lawsuit also said that other members of his family developed symptoms consistent with Pontiac Fever, which is caused by the same bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease.

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Kenneth Dawson was diagnosed with Legionnaires’ Disease after staying at the Guest House, according to the complaint, which was filed in Shelby County Circuit Court on August 1.

Dawson was hospitalized for nearly a month, from June 18 to July 15, according to the complaint.
“He was intubated with a ventilator for several weeks in the intensive care unit,” the complaint states. “Dawson continues to experience weakness, coughing, and other symptoms as he seeks to recuperate.”

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(CNN) - The Guest House at Graceland, a hotel adjacent to Elvis Presley's Memphis home, is the source of a Legionnaires disease outbreak, according to a statement Wednesday from the Shelby County Health Department. There have been nine confirmed cases of the illness.

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