Four swimmers are found dead and covered in bites after spate of terrifying PIRANHA attacks in Paraguay 
By Stewart Carr PY Source: dailymail 1/6/2022
Stewart Carr
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The bodies of four swimmers have been found mauled by piranhas in a spate of attacks that has sent shockwaves throughout South America.

The attacks happened in Paraguay, where people have visited local rivers in large numbers during the current heatwave in order to cool down.

The first death of the New Year happened on Sunday when a 22-year-old man was bathing in the Paraguay River.

The alarm was raised when he suddenly vanished, and when his body was eventually found 45 minutes later, several parts had been torn off and eaten by the piranhas.
 

The second attack also happened on the Paraguay River when a 49-year-old man was found dead after being attacked by piranhas.

He had been reported missing hours earlier, and he was also found with severe bites to the face. In this case, however, it is believed the man died from a heart attack and only then was he attacked by the piranhas.

The Paraguay River is one of the biggest in the country, in the Ita Enramada neighbourhood, just south of the capital Asuncion.

Two other people were found dead with piranha bites on their bodies in the Tebicuary river on Sunday.

There have been further alleged attacks, which were not fatal but resulted in serious injuries, on the Parana River at the Bella Vista Fishing Club, which is in the department of Itapua.

The attacks follow on from other incidents reported in Argentina recently, including a teenage girl who had a toe bitten off.

 
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