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

Two weeks after spending the Fourth of July on a popular South Carolina lake, 12-year-old Jaysen Carr died from a brain-eating amoeba that was living in the warm water.

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Family of SC 12-year-old who died from brain-eating amoeba at lake say he didn’t give up

Officials with the Centers for Disease Control say climate change raising freshwater temperatures may contribute to conditions that allow the amoeba to thrive.

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Parents want to raise awareness after brain-eating organism kills their son

The amoeba entered his brain through his nose, possibly when he jumped into Lake Murray, near Columbia, South Carolina. The CDC said 167 cases of the infection have been reported in the U.S. between 1962 and 2024,

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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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Rare illness claims child’s life after swimming in South Carolina lake

A rare brain-eating amoeba infection killed a 12-year-old child in after he swam in a South Carolina freshwater lake. Health ...

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S.C. authorities ID body recovered from Lake Murray as 17-year-old

Saluda County Coroner Angie Rita later identified the body as 17-year-old Bryson Burns, of Lexington. Rita added that Burns ...

Couple calls for SC testing, reporting of freshwater amoeba after son’s death from brain infection

The parents of Jaysen Carr are calling for freshwater testing and public alerts after their son died of a brain infection ...

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Search ongoing for missing boater on Lake Murray

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A search is currently ongoing for a missing boater on Lake Murray in Saluda County. The South Carolina ...

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Teen boater’s body found in Lake Murray in Saluda County

The body of a missing boater on Lake Murray has been found in Saluda County and was identified as a Lexington teenager.

$2.6M Lake Murray sale features six bedrooms, guest house and 73,000-gallon pool

A Lake Murray home, featuring a 73,000-gallon oasis, sold for $2.625. Plus, Garvin Design Group and Hood Construction announced the USC Idea Center opening.

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