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

Officials previously announced that a person died from a brain-eating amoeba but could not verify where they were exposed to ...

The family of Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old South Carolina boy, mourns his devastating death after contracting a rare ...

Jaysen Carr, a Hand Middle School student, died July 18 after being exposed to Naegleria fowleri while swimming in Lake ...

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

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

Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old boy, tragically died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba from a lake in South Carolina. His ...

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

The family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr made a public statement on Thursday, revealing that their child died after contact with ...

Jaysen Carr died after contracting a rare infection brought on by a freshwater amoeba reportedly in a South Carolina lake.

A rare brain-eating amoeba infection killed a 12-year-old child in after he swam in a South Carolina freshwater lake. Health ...

Infections caused by Naegleria fowleri can lead to symptoms including fever, seizures, hallucinations and death.