Story highlights Test results determined that conditions were favorable at the park for the growth of the amoeba

Health officials said the man who died was probably exposed while visiting the park

The water park website proclaims "water tests come back clean"

(CNN) A New Jersey man who died of a brain-eating infection called primary amebic meningoencephalitis was exposed while visiting the BSR Cable Park and Surf Resort in Waco, Texas, during the summer, the Waco-McLennan County Public Health District said Friday.

Water samples taken by local, state and federal health officials at the beginning of the month "found evidence of Naegleria fowleri," the amoeba that causes the infection, according to the health district.

Fabrizio Stabile, 29, visited the surf resort before developing symptoms in September.

Health officials say Fabrizio Stabile was exposed to the amoeba that caused his death at a water park in Waco, Texas.

GoFundMe page launched by those close to him said he was mowing his lawn when he developed a severe headache. It hadn't gone away by the following morning, and his symptoms progressed until he was unable to speak coherently or get out of bed. He was rushed to the hospital, where doctors found the amoeba in his spinal fluid. "The worst-case scenario was unfolding in front of our eyes," the site says.

The health department concluded, "epidemiologic and environmental assessment indicate that exposure likely occurred at this facility."

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