A North Carolina waterpark has closed after a teen girl was killed by a brain-eating amoeba. The 18-year-old got the death disease while taking part in a whitewater rafting. Authorities said Lauren Seitz was exposed to the amoeba at the US National Whitewater Center (USNWC) when she was riding a raft that overturned. “Initial test … Continue reading Brain-eating amoeba causes closure of N. Carolina waterpark, after 18-yo girl dies