WACO, Texas -- Health officials say a New Jersey man who died from a rare "brain-eating amoeba" was likely exposed to it during his visit to a Texas water resort last month.

• Incident likely happened at BSR Cable Park's Surf Resort
• CDC says Naegleria fowleri is often found in warm freshwater
• Amoeba was found in the Parks attraction that's a natural body of water 

Fabrizio Stabile died Sept. 21 after contracting the deadly amoeba. Waco County Public Health said yesterday that testing  found evidence of the amoeba at one of the four attractions at the BSR Cable Park and Surf Resort in Waco.

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The amoeba was found in the Parks attraction that's a natural body of water so it'll remain open because risk of exposure is considered the same as at any natural body of water.

The other three attractions won't reopen until "all health and safety issues" are addressed.