The family of a Westerville woman who died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba at a North Carolina waterpark has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the facility. 18-year-old Lauren Seitz died at the U.S. National Whitewater Center in June 2016 from amoebic meningoencephalitis. The lawsuit says Seitz contracted the amoeba after she was thrown overboard while rafting/ The lawsuit claims the center failed to properly chlorinate the water, regulate the water temperature and warn visitors of the possible danger. Facility officials have yet to comment.
Local Family Sues Waterpark Over Death Of Relative
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