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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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How a Hidden Lake Danger Changed One Family and What Every Parent Needs to Know
Here’s a chilling fact that will make youthink twice before your next summer swim:Naegleria fowleri, the so-called “brain-eating amoeba,” has killed more than 160 people in the U.S. over the past 60 ...
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 ...
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 ...