article_snippet.sent: Reef would not be the first person to die from an amoebic infection after swimming in Lake Havasu, but her would be the first to die form this particular form of the single-cell organism, which authorities say has not been documented in the Arizona lake.
article_snippet.sent: Reef's family firmly believes her picked up the amoeba in Lake Havasu (pictured) in May 2013.
article_snippet.sent: the Arizona lake is known to harbor a different deadly amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, but not the type found in Reef's brain .
article_snippet.sent: Naegleria fowleri is known to live in the lake and other warm fresh waterways.
article_snippet.sent: That sign makes the amoeba out to be some cute little fish that may cause a rash,' Meister told PE.com. '
article_snippet.sent: That screams ''Have fun but be careful because there may be some amoeba in the Arizona lake that may be dangerous.'
article_snippet.sent: That sign makes the amoeba out to be some cute little fish that may cause a rash,' Meister said .
highlights_snippet.sent: Reef's mother Sybil Meister believes Reef picked up the amoeba on a trip to Lake Havasu in May 2013 -- her was dead by October 2014 .