Marcelo Rocha Santos (51) had drunk a little too much and was just about to relieve his bladder in the Atlantic when a shark attacked him on the beach in Jaboatao dos Guararapes (Brazil).
The predator bit off the drunken Santos’ hand and a piece of his leg. Friends dragged his lifeless body to the beach, but there was nothing more they could do for Santos. The Brazilian was pronounced dead in the hospital.
▶︎ Bitter: Sharks have already attacked bathers twelve times on this stretch of beach, and signs everywhere warn of the danger of sharks.
Why did Santos go into the water anyway?
Photo: https://www.facebook.com/marcelorocha.santos.942
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Foto: picture alliance / dpa
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Photo: Mata Noticias TV / Facebook
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