The Oklahoma Highway Patrol Marine Enforcement Division responded to a drowning Friday evening on Lake Murray.According to OHP, Aaron Madrid, age 43, was drivin

The family of 12-year-old Hand Middle School Student Jaysen Carr announced he died from a brain-eating amoeba infection contracted at the popular Midlands lake.

A rare brain-eating amoeba infection killed a 12-year-old child in after he swam in a South Carolina freshwater lake. Health officials emphasize safety measures, experts warn about Naegleria fowleri risk in summer waters.

A man is dead after drowning at Lake Murray Friday afternoon, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Troopers say 43-year-old Aaron Madrid of Denver City, Texas, was operating a jet-ski when he lost his hat. As he reached down to retrieve it, he fell into the water.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol on Friday reported that a 43-year-old Texas man drowned at Lake Murray. Open the video player above to see some of the headlines KOCO 5 is following.

The state Department of Public Health presumes a fatal case of brain-eating amoeba came from Lake Murray, but risk of such infections remains extremely low.

Registration is now open for Lake Sweep/River Sweep, an annual cleanup of Lake Murray and surrounding waterways coordinated by Keep the Midlands Beautiful (KMB) with help from more than 30