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

News outlets TVA Nouvelles, Le Parisien, and Informat.ro reported on the case. The news stories included statements from her family. Her family was left grieving. They said the child died after catching the dangerous parasite while in the lake water.