Attacks
Attacks resulting in deaths are recurring in the Amazon basin. In 2011 a drunk eighteen year old man was attacked and killed in in Rosario del Yata, Bolivia. In 2012, a five year old Brazilian girl was attacked and killed by a shoal of Pygocentrus nattereri. Some Brazilian rivers have warning signs about lethal piranhas. In 2011, in the Brazilian state of Piauí, there were brutal and recurring attacks resulting in one hundred people being injured. In the State of São Paulo another attack in the Tietê river resulted in 15 injured people. In the city of Palmas, Tocantins, 190 piranha attacks were reported in the first half of 2007. Biologists and experts warn that entering unknown rivers can be dangerous and fatal. Contrary to what many think, piranhas can be found in all regions of Brazil, including rivers, lakes, and coastal areas.
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