Owners of a dog who died after swimming in Nicola Lake near Merritt, B.C., are warning about the dangers of blue-green algae. Kristin Awde told Global News that her English Springer Spaniel puppy, Romie, became ill and died after being in the water on June 30. "It probably wasn't more than an hour from the time he was in the lake to the time he was on the table passing", Awde told Global News after the dog was exposed to an algae bloom plaguing the water for several years. A group gathered at the lake on Monday to raise awareness and demand that something be done to contain the outbreak. Global's Travis Lowe reports. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/11278806/puppy-sick-dies-swimming-merritt-area-lake Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #pets #dogs #safety #bc #algae #environment