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Officials warn Harbison State Forest visitors to stay vigilant after reopening
Officials say safety is still top of mind after Harbison State Forest reopened on Tuesday. The reopening comes two weeks ...
The Grateful Dead toasts its 60th with concerts at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park
Tens of thousands of Deadheads are pouring into San Francisco for three days of Dead & Company concerts in honor of the ...
Family of SC teen who died from brain-eating amoeba at lake say he didn’t give up
Officials with the Centers for Disease Control say climate change raising freshwater temperatures may contribute to ...
‘He thought he was safe’: SC family calls for change after son’s death from amoeba
The Carr family is urging state officials to take action to prevent future tragedies and raise awareness about the hidden ...
Family of child who died of brain-eating amoeba speaks out
The family of Jaysen Carr, 12, spoke at a news conference with their attorney about their son who died earlier this month.
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Family of Jaysen Carr urges agencies to implement warnings around risk of deadly freshwater amoeba
The parents of Jaysen Carr -- the 12-year-old Hand Middle School student who passed away from a brain-eating amoeba known as ...
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‘He truly had the gift of love’: Parents of boy who died from amoeba call for change
The family spoke in front of the media for the first time Tuesday, calling on state agencies to test fresh bodies of water ...
Parents want more warnings after a brain-eating amoeba killed their son on a South Carolina lake
Two weeks after spending the Fourth of July on a popular South Carolina lake, 12-year-old Jaysen Carr died from a ...
What to know about the brain-eating amoeba that killed a child swimming in a lake
A 12-year-old boy has died from a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a South Carolina lake over the July Fourth weekend.
Family of boy who died from brain-eating amoeba raise awareness: "We don't want his death to be in vain"
The family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr is speaking out about the child's recent passing from a brain-eating amoeba in an effort to raise public awareness of the often fatal brain infection caused by ...