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Parents want to raise awareness after an amoeba killed their son in a S.C lake

Two weeks after Jaysen Carr spent the Fourth of July swimming and riding on a boat on one of South Carolina’s most popular lakes, he was dead from an amoeba that lives in the warm water and entered hi...

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12-year-old who died of brain-eating amoeba at Lake Murray ID'd: How to stay safe

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Boy, 12, dies from brain-eating parasite that got up his nose after swimming in lake

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Boy Dies From Brain-Eating Amoeba After Swimming in S.C. Lake

A 12-year-old South Carolina boy has died after being infected by a rare, brain-eating amoeba found in freshwater, his family’s lawyer said.

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Parents want more warnings after a brain-eating amoeba killed their boy on a South Carolina lake

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What to know about the brain-eating amoeba that killed a boy swimming in a lake

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Why the family of 12-year-old Lake Murray amoeba victim wants an investigation

Attorney and Columbia City Councilman Tyler Bailey was hired by the family to independently investigate the child’s death.

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Child dies of rare illness after swimming in S.C. lake

COLUMBIA, South Carolina — Twelve-year-old Jaysen Carr died last week after contracting a rare but deadly organism known as Naegleria fowleri while swimming July 18 in Lake Murray in Columbia, South Carolina, People Magazine reported, marking the state’s first reported case since 2016.

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Family identifies child who died after contracting Naegleria fowleri in Lake Murray

The family of a child who died on July 18 after contracting Naegleria fowleri in Lake Murray came forward on Thursday, identifying the boy as 12-year-old Jaysen Carr.

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Despite death, no elevated risk of amoeba at Lake Murray, health officials say

The state Department of Public Health presumes a fatal case of brain-eating amoeba came from Lake Murray, but risk of such infections remains extremely low.