Two-year-old girl dies after falling into river and being attacked by piranhas in Brazil

express.co.uk

A two-year-old girl was killed by piranhas after falling into a river in Brazil. The child fell through a hole in her family's floating home near Coari, Amazonas. Her body was recovered minutes later with injuries consistent with a piranha attack. The incident occurred due to a lack of fencing around the home. Piranha attacks on swimmers have been reported in the region previously.


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