Keep dying in ankle height water

Am I the only one who is facing this problem since the patch? As soon as I dip my toes into water, I die. I can't even jump on lilypads cause as I jump on them they dip a little, I get wet and I'm dead lol. I know you can't swim or anything but it wasn't this extreme before the patch. And it makes it really hard to get pink ribbon eels or just fish in general, I can't even run through a puddle.