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Shark Rips Off Woman’s Leg in Brazil One Day After Boy Is Mauled Nearby (Video)
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Shark Rips Off Woman’s Leg in Brazil One Day After Boy Is Mauled Nearby (Video)

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Just 24 hours after an 11-year-old boy lost his leg in a shark attack near Recife, Brazil, another horrific incident unfolded along the same stretch of coastline. On June 1st, 19-year-old Marcela Vitória de Lima Santos was attacked by a shark while swimming at Boa Viagem Beach, one of Brazil's most infamous shark-attack hotspots. According to multiple reports , the shark severed her right leg during the attack, leaving beachgoers scrambling to save her life. Graphic footage circulating online shows the aftermath of the attack, though most outlets have blurred the video because of its severity. Among the first people to reach Marcela was her cousin, Jonas André de Lima. "We were having fun there, we went to the beach to have a good time," he told Brazilian television. "She said she was going to take a swim, and suddenly the shark attacked her there on the beach." Lima said he heard his cousin screaming his name from the water. "Then I went to the shore to help her," he said.…

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