3. Swimming in Large Pools
In 2018, there was a case of brain-eating amoeba infection in a surfer that attended a surf session at the BSR Wave Ranch in Texas. This wave pool was still in the early stages of experimentation and testing when the surfer was invited to ride the waves at the ranch. A week after returning home, the service started to notice the signs of infection and immediately transported to the hospital.
Doctors diagnosed the surfer with brain-eating amoeba, which caused the onset of meningoencephalitis. Unfortunately, the story did not have a happy ending, and the surfer ended up dying from the results of the infection. When the media inquired about the cause of death with the BSR Wave Ranch, the company admitted fault. However, since the ranch was in the primary testing phases, and the surfer signed a waiver, his family was unable to receive any damages from the BSR Wave Ranch.
There have been other cases of brain-eating amoeba infection occurring from other surfers visiting the BSR Wave Ranch, and the park still is in operation today with no further incidents reported.