570 Columbia, South Carolina: A 12-year-old boy has tragically died after contracting a rare but deadly brain infection caused by a microscopic organism, Naegleria fowleri—commonly known as the brain-eating amoeba—after swimming in popular Lake Murray. Jaysen Carr, a middle schooler described by loved ones as a kind-hearted and spirited child, became fatally ill shortly after … Continue reading 12-Year-Old Dies from Brain-Eating Amoeba After Swim in A Lake