SC boy killed by rare brain infection that was feared in Martin County water sports park project

Blake Driggers

Local attorney and civic activist Virginia Sherlock provides a recent Associated Press story about another child that was lost to PAM this week, an 8-year-old South Carolina boy who died after tubing in a lake near Sumter. Sherlock adds, “Sadly, the dangers of freshwater lake recreational activities are real, not imagined. A silver lining in the Extreme Sports cloud is that awareness was raised in our community about this risk and precautions that must be taken to protect our children.” … Click here to read more