A 12-year-old South Carolina boy has died after being infected by a rare, brain-eating amoeba found in freshwater.

The parents of Jaysen Carr -- the 12-year-old Hand Middle School student who passed away from a brain-eating amoeba known as ...

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

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A 12-year-old South Carolina boy has died after being infected by a rare, brain-eating amoeba found in freshwater, his family ...

A 12-year-old boy in South Carolina died from a rare brain infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, a deadly amoeba found in ...

Naegleria fowleri is also called the "brain-eating amoeba" because of its ability to infect the brain and destroy tissue. The ...

A fatal case of brain-eating amoeba has been reported in South Carolina, with health officials advising swimmers to take ...

The child is believed to have been exposed to the deadly organism while swimming in South Carolina's Lake Murray ...

A Columbia family is mourning the loss of their young son, who died last week after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba ...

Tyler Bailey, a Columbia attorney, has been hired to conduct an independent investigation into the patient's death.