70
people bitten by piranha-like fish while bathing off Argentine beach
NBC,
26
December, 2013
A
swarm of biting fish injured more than 70 people who were bathing at
a popular beach in Argentina on Christmas, a medical official said on
Thursday.
A
7-year-old girl had her finger partially amputated and dozens more
suffered bite wounds on their extremities from the fish, a relative
of the piranha called "palometas," said Federico Cornier,
the director of emergency services in the city of Rosario.
"This
is not normal," Cornier said on television. "It's normal
for there to be an isolated bite or injury, but the magnitude in this
case was great ... this is an exceptional event."
The
attack happened off the popular beaches of the Parana River near
Rosario, 186 miles north of Buenos Aires, where many Argentines were
seeking relief from a heat wave over the holiday.
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