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Biting fish injure more than 70 bathers in Argentina
[December 27, 2013] BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) — 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.
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A seven-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, 300 kilometers (186 miles) north of Buenos Aires,
where many Argentines were seeking relief from a heat wave over
the holiday. (Reporting by Alejandro Lifschitz, writing by Mitra Taj; editing by Kenneth Barry) [© 2013 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved.] Copyright 2013 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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