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. The amoeba entered his brain through his nose, possibly when he jumped into Lake Murray, near Columbia. A doctor delivered the diagnosis after Jaysen’s headache and nausea worsened. He fought for a week before dying on July 18. Like many other states, South Carolina has no law requiring public reporting of such deaths. The lake remains open, with no water testing conducted. Jaysen’s parents want to raise awareness and try to prevent anyone else from losing a child.