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Columbia funeral details announced for 12-year-old Lake Murray amoeba victim
The family of 12-year-old Hand Middle School Student Jaysen Carr announced he died from a brain-eating amoeba infection ...
Hundreds gather to celebrate life of 12-year-old deadly amoeba victim Jaysen Carr
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - On Saturday, the Midlands community rallied around the family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr. Carr was a student at Hand Middle School who died after being infected with an amoeba ...
Child dies of rare illness after swimming in S.C. lake
COLUMBIA, South Carolina — Twelve-year-old Jaysen Carr died last week after contracting a rare but deadly organism known as ...
Despite death, no elevated risk of amoeba at Lake Murray, health officials say
The state Department of Public Health presumes a fatal case of brain-eating amoeba came from Lake Murray, but risk of such ...
S.C. community supports family of amoeba infection victim
Community members in South Carolina continue to rally around the family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr, who died after being infected with an amoeba he contracted at Lake Murray.