Naegleria Fowleri Facts: Family Of Ohio Teen Sues Water Park For Harboring Brain-Eating Amoeba

The family of Lauren Seitz, the 18-year-old teenager from Ohio killed in 2016 by a brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, after rafting at the National Whitewater Center, sued the water park Monday seeking $1 million in damages. According to the suit filed on Seitz's first death anniversary, the Charlotte water park showed “conscious disregard for the safety of visitors,” Charlotte Observer reported.