12-Year-Old Black Boy Sadly Dies From Rare Brain-Eating Bacteria After Swimming in Lake
Nationwide — Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old African American boy from Columbia, South Carolina, died after getting infected by a rare brain-eating amoeba while swimming in Lake Murray. His family is now seeking answers and raising awareness. Jaysen was a student at Hand Middle School in Richland County. He swam in Lake Murray over the weekend and later contracted Naegleria fowleri, a deadly amoeba that can enter the body through the nose and attack the brain. According to ABC News 4, […]