Louisiana girl, 8, dies after contracting suspected brain-eating amoeba linked to lake swim
US News Louisiana girl, 8, dies after contracting suspected brain-eating amoeba linked to lake swim By Brittany Miller, Fox News Published Aug. Lillian died one day after celebrating her eighth birthday. “The injuries to her brain were too severe for her little body to recover from,” the Smart family said in a statement posted Sunday morning on Facebook.
- ▪US News Louisiana girl, 8, dies after contracting suspected brain-eating amoeba linked to lake swim By Brittany Miller, Fox News Published Aug.
- ▪Lillian died one day after celebrating her eighth birthday.
- ▪“The injuries to her brain were too severe for her little body to recover from,” the Smart family said in a statement posted Sunday morning on Facebook.
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| Original publisher | New York Post |
| Canonical URL | https://nypost.com/2026/08/24/us-news/louisiana-girl-lillian-smart-dies-after-contracting-suspected-brain-eating-amoeba-linked-to-lake-swim/ |
| Publication time | Mon, 24 Aug 2026 01:29:58 -0400 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-08-24T07:23:27.535Z |
| Last seen | 2026-08-24T07:23:27.535Z |
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| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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