An eight-year-old Louisiana girl named Lillian died after contracting a deadly brain infection. She got sick rapidly. State medical authorities confirmed she came into contact with Naegleria fowleri in a local lake. This parasite attacks the brain. Health reports connected the fatality to the microbe found in the water.

News outlets TVA Nouvelles, Le Parisien, and Informat.ro reported on the case. The news stories contained comments from her family. Her family was devastated. They said the child died after contracting the organism while swimming in the water.