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Subscriber only A freshwater lake is the last place you would expect to be stung by a bluebottle. But that s exactly what happened to poor little Cooper Dein, 4, when he was swimming at Lennox Head s popular Lake Ainsworth on Monday. With thousands of bluebottles dotting North Coast beaches, his parents Ryan and Lauren decided a swim at the freshwater lake would be a safer option. They had been at Sharpes Beach earlier that day and Cooper had jumped on a bluebottle, and part of its tentacle stuck to the back of his leg, giving him a mild sting.