August 25, 2013 10:42 am Boy Fighting Brain-Eating Amoeba Dies at Miami Hospital Zachary Reyna, the 12-year-old Florida boy who was fighting a rare brain-eating amoeba at Miami Children’s Hospital, died Saturday, family members said. Cousin Tammy Yzaguirre comments. US & World Videos 2:21 Family, friends mourn 17-year-old killed in motorcycle crash 2:59 Parents angry over proposal to change Fort Lauderdale Montessori school 2:24 Husband arrested in connection with wife's disappearance in Spain 2:36 Woman speaks out after chasing down bag thief in Wynwood 2:21 Driver on the run after woman killed in NE Miami-Dade hit-and-run