Created by: Robbie Davidson

20110927

Fun day at the beach – Piranhas bite 100


Authorities in a state in Brazil’s northeast are scrambling to take the fright and the bite off the beach after piranhas sunk their teeth into about 100 beachgoers. The problem — rather fearsome given piranhas’ horror-movie teeth and ability to sink them into human flesh — has been the biggest at the main beach area in Piaui state; authorities said they need to act fast to reduce a piranha overpopulation situation. 100 bathers were treated at the hospital in Jose de Freitas not far from Terezina, Piaui’s capital, after being bitten on the heels or toes at the local beach. More

6 comments:

Nora said...

That is scary. Dont they eat people.

Anonymous said...

I hope there are none around here.

Penny said...

A real fun day at the beach.

Anonymous said...

I would not like to catch one of those fish

Staff said...

mean lookin fish

Jenny said...

That doesnt seem like a fun day at the beach to me.