COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) — A South Carolina family is mourning the loss of their young son, who died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba from swimming in a popular lake.
Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old from the city of Columbia, died on July 18 after developing an infection associated with Naegleria fowleri in Lake Murray, according to a statement released by the family’s attorney.
“Jaysen’s family is grieving this unthinkable loss, but they are also grateful at the outpouring of love and support they have received from the community,” attorney Tyler Bailey of the Bailey Law Firm wrote in the statement obtained by Nexstar’s WCBD…