Waikiki, HI (AHN)-After falling into the polluted waters of the Ala Wai Boat Harbor last week, a 34-year-old mortgage loan officer is near death with a flesh-eating disease.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, doctors at the Queen's Medical Center diagnosed Oliver Johnson with necrotizing fasciitis, a Group A streptococcal infection that "destroys muscles, fat and skin tissue."

The disease forced the amputation of his left leg above the knee, and his body also went into Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome, which causes blood pressure to drop rapidly and all major organs to fail.

According to Stephany Sofos, one of Johnson's friends, "Because of falling into the Ala Wai water, he's just lost his leg, his liver shut down and his kidneys have shut down."

State Health Department spokeswoman Janice Okubo says health officials were unaware of the incident involving Johnson and could not confirm what happened.

However, Okubo says, "We do urge people not to go into the water with open wounds," adding that "If you do and you don't clean them, an infection could set in a matter of days."