A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on a popular South Carolina lake. The ...

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 ...

The family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr is speaking out about the child's recent death from a brain-eating amoeba in an effort to raise public awareness of the often fatal brain infection caused by ...

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 ...

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

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

Their 12-year-old son died after contracting the rare amoeba while spending the Fourth of July swimming and boating on a lake ...

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

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.

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

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The parents of a South Carolina boy who died from an amoeba spoke publicly for the first time on ...