Poll of the Day > Man gets eaten by piranhas after drowning in lake while escaping bee attack

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https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1516801/brazil-news-man-eaten-piranhas-drowning-lake-bee-attack

Man gets eaten by piranhas after drowning in lake while escaping bee attack

A 30-YEAR-OLD man has been eaten by piranhas after a group of friends were at a lake in Brasilndia de Minas, near Brazil's capital.

The local fire department said that a 30-year-old man and two others were fishing in the water on a rural farm before being beset upon by bees on Sunday. Desperate to escape the swarm, the three men jumped into the water.

Two of the three reached safety unscathed, but their friend did not resurface.

The fire department attended the scene, with an officer prepared to dive into the lake before being informed of its hidden dangers.

The mans body was recovered by authorities approximately four metres from the shoreline, following hours of search efforts.

The local fire department stated that the piranhas had torn open several parts of the body and tore open the right side of the face.

The unfortunate victims body has been released to his family.

A member of the emergency response team reportedly indicated that the position of the deceased fishermans body indicated that he drowned, rather than died as a result of the carnivorous fish.

Piranha attacks are extremely rare, but potentially fatal when they do occur, according to the BBC.

It is thought that the Amazon River, running through South America, is populated by around 30 piranha species.

In early 2020, tourists heading to Brazil were warned of a sudden increase in piranha attacks in some areas of the South American country.

The southern Brazilian states of Sao Paolo and Parana saw increased incidences of piranha attacks, including in rivers that had not been reported their presence in decades.

Brazilian news outlet Rede Globo reported in January last year that more than 30 people had sought medical attention within a number of days for piranha bites.

One report detailed how a man lost part of his toe after a piranha encounter.

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He was just having a horrible day

I voted drowning. I can swim because I like to perpetuate black stereotypes And it scares me. Piranhas arent really a concern for me most of the time And not all bees are really scary and stuff
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of course the piranhas didn't kill him.
they don't attack people unless they are bleeding/etc.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=84FUD17BPYo
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This dude was playing Terraria IRL on hardcore mode

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Is he okay?

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captpackrat posted...

The local fire department stated that the piranhas had torn open several parts of the body and tore open the right side of the face.

Well, let's not just unthinkingly blame the piranhas. That could have been the bees.

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Mead posted...

Is he okay?

He is much better now, it was rought for awhile there though.


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Lol that just kept getting worse and I cant stop laughing.

I dont like anything in water so its the piraas for me.

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Considering the natural of piranhas, they're probably the worst. They might be the quickest death by far, though.

Unfortunately, jumping into the water is sound advice vs bees... unfortunately, piranhas are attracted to movement and open cuts.

If I was presented with the three scenarios with limited prep, the piranhas *might* be the safest in some regards but I usually have a cut somewhere (and you might even be able to distract them by throwing objects into the other side so they aren't near when you slowly walk across). Otherwise any thick material might be enough to block out bees. Something like swimming through an underwater cave without drowning would be the trickiest since there's little chance to DIY an easy solution.

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Not a nice way to go for sure!

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