Ohio Teen Dies From Rare Brain Eating Amoeba After Visit To Popular NC Waterpark:

http://www.people.com/article/ohio-teen-brain-eating-amoeba

Scary stuff.

A parent's nightmare: burying a child. I can't imagine what they are going through.

Wow, that's insane.

I hate to hear that. Not something you here of everyday.

Same bacteria that a kid died from at River Country in the 80s?

Not that this makes it any better,  but this isn't your traditional water park by a long shot.   In a sense it's a large rapids ride with a series of alternate channels that allows you to raft or kayak down,  and a ropes course.   While I don't know for certain I'd imagine the water treatment process is different than what occurs in a tradional water park.   That said it is a horrific incident and while the center seems like the likely culprit we may likely never know for certain,  and there's not a ton that can be done to prevent such for those of us who enjoy fun in the water in the hot summer months.  Cooler waters are safer and it's best not to stir up the bottom especially when your face is near it.  Such a sad situation but don't live in fear.

 

Here's a link to the attraction...

 

http://usnwc.org/

 

Front page they have a link to their statement regarding the situation.

 

Editing before I even actually post it-   Seems that they do in fact actually treat the water quite rigurously and possibly even more so than most water parks.  I've left my error in simply because I was suprised to learn that.

Here's an article PBS did on this amoeba several years ago. Quite scary, but shouldn't keep you from wanting to go swimming in lakes and such. The article says you're far more likely to die in an auto accident on the way to the lake. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/brain-eating-amoeba-strike-but-should-you-be-scared/

Just wanna add that this is why it's so important to use only boiled, filtered, or distilled water if you use a Neti-Pot or like device.  

 

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/tap-water-neti-pots-linked-deaths-brain-eating-amoeba-cdc-960901

Whitewater Center Channels To Close:

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article85846642.html

That didn't take long.

Probably a good call, that's some wickedly scary stuff.

Thanks for the posts to help better understand it.