WEATHER ALERT
Lake Jackson residents in need of safe water after 6-year-old child dies from brain-eating amoeba in water supply
Read full article: Lake Jackson residents in need of safe water after 6-year-old child dies from brain-eating amoeba in water supplyLAKE JACKSON, Texas ā The city of Lake Jackson offered free cases of water Saturday afternoon after issuing a āDo Not Useā water advisory that was later downgraded to a āWater Boilā notice. The āDo Not Useā water advisory came after 6-year-old Josiah McIntye contracted a rare and fatal brain eating amoeba. Those samples came from the cityās splash pad storage tank, a downtown fire hydrant and the 6-year-oldās home. The advisory was lifted Saturday morning for all areas excluding Lake Jackson, which is currently under a āBoil Waterā notice. These services are limited to absolute necessity for those in Lake Jackson city limits.