Clarence Carr and his wife Ebony of South Carolina spoke about their 12-year-old Jaysen Carr, who died from brain-eating ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on a popular South ...

Two weeks after spending the Fourth of July on a popular South Carolina lake, 12-year-old Jaysen Carr died from a ...

A South Carolina family is mourning the heartbreaking loss of their 12-year-old son, Jaysen Carr, who died earlier this month ...

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

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

The family spoke in front of the media for the first time Tuesday, calling on state agencies to test fresh bodies of water ...

Nationwide, there have only been 167 cases of Naegleria fowleri in the past 62 years — but only four of those survived, ...

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

Brain-eating amoeba is commonly found in warm fresh waters such as lakes, rivers and hot springs. It also resides in poorly ...

A fatal case of brain-eating amoeba has been reported in South Carolina, with health officials advising swimmers to take ...