Cervo-eating ameoba: Surfer mother dies at water park with "brain-thirsty amoeba" sued for $ 1 million

Waco, Texas – a mother whose son died of a "cerebral amoeba" CBS affiliate KHOU is reported to have visited more than $ 1 million after visiting a Texas surf resort in September. A complaint filed last week by Rita Stabile claims that her son, Fabrizio Stabile, was at the BSR Cable Park and Surf Resort's surf pool when the amoeba came into his nose and went back into his brain, causing the death of his 29-year-old son.

The lawsuit alleges that the park's tinted blue-green waters "masked a pathogen soup" that allowed the amoeba to flourish, reported the Associated Press. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Texas State Department Health Services and the Waco-McLennan County Public Health District reported that tests had revealed the presence of the disease. An extremely deadly but rare amoeba – known as Naegleia fowleri – in one of the park's attractions.

Naegleria fowleri is a unicellular living organism that is commonly found in warm fresh waters such as lakes, rivers, hot springs and soil. The Naegleria fowleri ameba can enter a person's nose and head to the brain, where it destroys tissue, according to the CDC. The infection can lead to a condition called amoebic primary meningoencephalitis (PAM), a disease of the central nervous system that is almost always fatal, Ashley Welch of CBS News reported.

The lawsuit filed by Rita Stabile alleges that Stabile's death could have been avoided if park owners were exercising extreme caution in operating the water park, KHOU reported.

Health officials said the park was once again open to trade after the establishment of a new water filtration system. According to officials, the surf park opened in March, KHOU reported.