N.C. Facility Suspends Operations After Death Of Westerville Teen

The U.S. National Whitewater Center in North Carolina is temporarily suspending operations after water samples found the amoeba believed to have caused the death of a Westerville teen. A statement released by the center Friday says the decision was made after talks with the Centers for Disease Control and local health officials. The statement says while whitewater activities are suspended, the center will remain open for all other operations and activities. 18-year-old Lauren Seitz was visiting the center with her church group. Her only known underwater exposure was thought to be when her raft overturned. Seitz contracted primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, which is typically found in warm bodies of freshwater such as rivers and lakes and enters the human body through the nose.