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60 Injured in Christmas Piranha Attack
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| 26 December 2013
| Daniel D. Snyder
Posted on 12/26/2013 11:41:41 AM PST by Gamecock
The Grinch might be out of a job soon. Sixty holiday revelers in the Argentine town of Rosario found out the hard way why they should always read the signs at the beach when they were attacked by a shoal of piranhas during a Christmas Day swim.
The attack occurred at a beach along the city's Parana River, where residents were trying to escape scorching 100-degree temperatures. More than 20 children were wounded by the hyper-aggressive fish, with one seven-year-old-girl reportedly losing a piece of her finger.
The attack is the worst of its kind in Rosario since 2008, when 40 swimmers were hurt. Local government spokesman Ricardo Biasatti stressed that piranha attacks remain a rarity at the city's beaches, saying, "This sort of event in this area is absolutely sporadic. It was the conjunction of two factors, a shoal that passed very briefly through an area full of people." The fish were reportedly drawn to the coast by debris left by fisherman.
TOPICS: Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: argentina; christmas; fish; pacu; piranha
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To: Beowulf9
The first movie spawned (groan) a whole series of bad ones, but the one that sent me over the edge was when they grew wings. Oi Vey!
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posted on
12/26/2013 12:20:59 PM PST
by
Oatka
(This is America. Assimilate or evaporate.)
To: Venturer
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posted on
12/26/2013 12:28:09 PM PST
by
Southern Partisan
(In NYC you can be fined for spitting on the subway. You can, however, throw-up for free.)
To: Gamecock
A shoal of piranhas?................
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posted on
12/26/2013 12:30:00 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Proud member of the Zeta Omicron Tau Fraternity since 2004...................)
To: Venturer
I was going to say “Christmas Bells”.
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posted on
12/26/2013 12:39:57 PM PST
by
Mastador1
(I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
To: Oatka
“They can swim, fly, survive outside the water, they are implacable devourers of human beings.”
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posted on
12/26/2013 12:47:45 PM PST
by
Tax-chick
("Our infinite sadness can only be cured by an infinite love." ~Pope Francis)
To: Gamecock
Christmas piranha. . .
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posted on
12/26/2013 1:19:14 PM PST
by
deks
(Happy New Year!)
To: Gamecock
I witnessed a “flash mob” of urban youts clean out a beverage truck in Wash DC. Piranha was exactly the thing that came to mind.
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posted on
12/26/2013 1:21:03 PM PST
by
nascarnation
(Wish everyone see a "Gay Kwanzaa")
To: Gamecock
"The attack occurred at a beach along the city's Parana River..." Should have been their first clue.
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posted on
12/26/2013 1:26:48 PM PST
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: Buckeye McFrog
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posted on
12/26/2013 1:41:21 PM PST
by
mrs. a
(It's a short life but a merry one...)
To: Buckeye McFrog
Gotta have Tara Reid...
...or I aint watchin!
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posted on
12/26/2013 1:42:33 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: BenLurkin
...or I aint watchin! Try Pirhanna 3 DD. Tara's not in it.. but, I bet you'll LIKE it!
I was just THERE, in Rosario as few week ago. This incident too place about a mile from where I took this photo:
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posted on
12/26/2013 2:52:07 PM PST
by
SomeCallMeTim
( The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them!)
To: Gamecock
looks like the people who make sharknado now have a new idea for a movie, but what should they call it?
To: Gamecock
I wonder how many Obama voters are asking themselves how can it be so hot in Argentina in December?
To: Organic Panic; a fool in paradise
What’s Christmas Piranha? (Your visiting mother-in-law?)
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posted on
12/26/2013 4:31:15 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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