The Oklahoma Highway Patrol Marine Enforcement Division responded to a drowning Friday evening on Lake Murray.According to OHP, Aaron Madrid, age 43, was drivin

COLUMBIA, South Carolina — Twelve-year-old Jaysen Carr died last week after contracting a rare but deadly organism known as Naegleria fowleri while swimming July 18 in Lake Murray in Columbia, South Carolina, People Magazine reported, marking the state’s first reported case since 2016.

The family of 12-year-old Hand Middle School Student Jaysen Carr announced he died from a brain-eating amoeba infection contracted at the popular Midlands lake.

A man is dead after drowning at Lake Murray Friday afternoon, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Troopers say 43-year-old Aaron Madrid of Denver City, Texas, was operating a jet-ski when he lost his hat. As he reached down to retrieve it, he fell into the water.

ARDMORE, Okla. (KXII) - A man from Texas drowned Friday afternoon at Lake Murray. 43-year-old Aaron Madrid was riding a Sea-Doo when he fell off while trying to retrieve his hat. He fell unconscious while trying to re-board, and went under, according to a report from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

The state Department of Public Health presumes a fatal case of brain-eating amoeba came from Lake Murray, but risk of such infections remains extremely low.

Registration is now open for Lake Sweep/River Sweep, an annual cleanup of Lake Murray and surrounding waterways coordinated by Keep the Midlands Beautiful (KMB) with help from more than 30