Two weeks after spending the Fourth of July on a popular South Carolina lake, 12-year-old Jaysen Carr died from a ...

The parents of Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old who died July 18 from a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a South Carolina lake ...

A child in South Carolina has died after being infected with Naegleria fowleri, commonly referred to as brain-eating amoeba.

A 12-year-old boy has died from a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a South Carolina lake over the July Fourth weekend ...

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

Officials with the Centers for Disease Control say climate change raising freshwater temperatures may contribute to ...

Jaysen Carr, 12, died just weeks after swimming in Lake Murray in South Carolina. Now, his family is pushing for clearer ...

My son was a very smart individual. If he had one warning, he would have thought swimming in the lake was a bad idea," the ...

The family spoke in front of the media for the first time Tuesday, calling on state agencies to test fresh bodies of water and issue public service announcements.

While health officials presume that recent fatal case of Naegleria fowleri, or brain-eating amoeba, came from Lake Murray, the lake is not at an elevated risk, the state said.

A GoFundMe has been set up to support the family of the 12-year-old from South Carolina and has so far raised more than $36,000.

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