An eight-year-old Louisiana girl named Lillian died after catching a rare brain infection. She got sick fast. State health officials verified she came into contact with Naegleria fowleri in a local lake. This parasite destroys brain tissue. Health reports connected the fatality to the microbe found in the water.

News outlets TVA Nouvelles, Le Parisien, and Informat.ro detailed the event. The news stories featured quotes from her family. Her family was heartbroken. They said the child died after getting the rare infection while in the lake water.