The lake known for it great fishing, family friendly picnic areas, pavilions, and swimming areas has recently claimed the lives of three people in one week and four total this month.
Rafts and floaties have come a long way. Instead of thin-ribbed rafts and plain ole tubes, we've got flamingos, swans, avocados floating with us in the pools. And bulls!
A 3-year old boy was misdiagnosed at first, but a doctor near Houston finally figured out the red splotches on his skin were the result of a flesh-eating staph infection. He swam with his family at Lake Sam Rayburn at the end of July.
One little hidden gem could quickly become your favorite vacation lake, and it takes just a few hours to get there. I mean, who wouldn't love a summer afternoon on a trapeze swing? And the lake is named after one of your favorite foods too.
Just a few days after we posted the warnings about bacteria levels at some beaches at the Gulf, a man has died from a flesh-eating infection. See why it may have been preventable.