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flag South Carolina student dies from rare brain-eating amoeba after swimming in Lake Murray.

flag A 12-year-old South Carolina student, Jaysen Carr, died after contracting the rare and deadly brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri while swimming in Lake Murray. flag This is the first case in South Carolina since 2016, and nationwide, only 167 cases have been reported in the past 62 years. flag The Carr family has hired an attorney to investigate the circumstances of Jaysen's death and plans to raise awareness about health risks associated with freshwater lakes. flag The South Carolina Department of Public Health emphasized that while the organism is naturally occurring in warm freshwater, human infection is rare. flag The family is requesting privacy during this difficult time.

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