As they grieve their son, the boy's parents said they were stunned to learn South Carolina, like most other U.S. states, has ...

A lawyer for the family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr said he died on July 18 after contracting a deadly infectious amoeba while ...

A 12-year-old boy has died from a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a South Carolina lake over the July Fourth weekend.

A South Carolina lawmaker plans a water safety bill after a child's tragic death from a brain-eating amoeba. COLUMBIA, S.C. — ...

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

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 ...

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

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