Officials previously announced that a person died from a brain-eating amoeba but could not verify where they were exposed to ...

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

A lawyer for the family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr said he died on July 18 after contracting a deadly infectious amoeba while ...

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

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

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 ...

A state environmental official said this week the state doesn't test freshwater bodies of water for deadly “brain-eating” ...

The Carr family is urging state officials to take action to prevent future tragedies and raise awareness about the hidden ...

Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old from the city of Columbia, died on July 18 after developing an infection associated with Naegleria ...

After several inquiries from the community, Action News Now investigated the claims. The pool does not have a brain-eating amoeba, but it is home to other creatures.

Infections caused by Naegleria fowleri can lead to symptoms including fever, seizures, hallucinations and death.

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 ...