Two weeks after spending the Fourth of July on a popular South Carolina lake, 12-year-old Jaysen Carr died from a brain-eating amoeba that was living in the warm water

COLUMBIA, S.C. - A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on South Carolina’s popular Lake Murray. Jaysen Carr’s parents spoke out Tuesday, calling for more warnings about the rare but deadly organism.

The parents of Jaysen Carr, who died July 18 from a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a South Carolina lake, say warnings should be put in place