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Coverage dated July 28, 2025

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

Headline from WFMZ Allentown

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. The

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    Parents want more warnings after a brain-eating amoeba killed their boy on a South Carolina lake (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    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. The

  2. MyNorthwest

    What to know about the brain-eating amoeba that killed a boy swimming in a lake (opens MyNorthwest)

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    COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on a popular South Carolina lake.

  3. WSVN Miami

    Parents want more warnings after a brain-eating amoeba killed their boy on a South Carolina lake - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two weeks after Jaysen Carr spent the Fourth of July swimming and riding on a boat on one of South Carolina’s

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