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The family of 12-year-old Hand Middle School Student Jaysen Carr announced he died from a brain-eating amoeba infection contracted at the popular Midlands lake.
The parents of a child who died after contracting a deadly amoeba, reportedly in Lake Murray, have released his name as they plan his funeral.Through their attorney, Tyler Bailey, Clarence and Ebony Carr have identified the child as 12-year-old Jaysen Carr,
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Community members continue to rally around the family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr. Carr — a student at Hand Middle School — died after being infected with an amoeba he contracted at Lake Murray two weeks ago.
The state Department of Public Health presumes a fatal case of brain-eating amoeba came from Lake Murray, but risk of such infections remains extremely low.