An eight-year-old Louisiana girl named Lillian died after contracting a deadly brain infection. She fell ill rapidly. State medical authorities confirmed she came into contact with Naegleria fowleri in a nearby lake. This parasite attacks the brain. Health reports connected the fatality to the organism 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 getting the rare infection while in the lake water.