An eight-year-old Louisiana girl named Lillian died after developing a deadly brain infection. She got sick very quickly. State medical authorities verified she came into contact with Naegleria fowleri in a local lake. This parasite destroys brain tissue. 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 featured quotes from her family. Her family was left grieving. They said the child died after contracting the organism while swimming in the water.