boy dies of rare disease

Police tape closes the boat launch area at Lilly Lake early today. The city closed Lilly Lake after the state Department of Health confirmed that a 9-year-old Stillwater-area boy died from a rare infection caused by an amoeba in the water. The boy was the second child in two years to die from the infection after swimming in the lake. Stillwater Gazette photo by Erik Sandin

Boy’s death closes Lily Lake

By Contributer on August 8, 2012 at 1:05 pm

State confirms rare infection kills child; second fatal case involving lake in two years By AVERY CROPP Avery.cropp@ecm-inc.com State health …