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13-Year-Old Boy Dies After Shark Attack At Popular Tourist Beach

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The teenager was pulled from the water and rushed to the hospital, but doctors were unable to save him

 

 

A 13-year-old boy has died after a shark attack at a well-known tourist beach, leaving the local community and online viewers shaken.The teenager, who has been identified as Deivson Rocha Dantas, was swimming at Del Chifre Beach in Brazil on Thursday (January 29) when the attack happened.According to translated reports from local outlets, cited by PEOPLE, Deivson was rushed to Tricentenário Hospital in Bairro Novo after the incident.

Despite urgent medical care, he later died from his injuries, which included a severe bite to his right thigh.

Levy Dalton, the doctor who treated Deivson at the hospital, spoke to reporters about the extent of his injuries, according to UOL Notícias Brasil: “Unfortunately, we were unable to resuscitate him, […] unfortunately we couldn’t do much for him.”“He had a fairly extensive injury to an artery in his lower limb, and because the injury was so extensive, he probably lost a lot of blood.”“That’s what led to his death. He arrived at the unit already deceased.”

The boy was swimming at Del Chifre Beach in BrazilGetty Stock Images
Lídia Emanuele, the boy’s cousin, told TV Globo that Deivson had been pulled from the water by people nearby after the attack, according to local outlet G1.“[The shark] ate almost his entire leg. We called the ambulance, but they didn’t arrive in time. So, his own friends, who were the same age as him, pulled him out. They took him out of the sea, dragged him to the corner, and put him on the ground. He also fainted and hit his head. By then he was already cold,” Emanuele said.
Speaking about Deivson’s mother, who reportedly did not know he had gone to the beach, Emanuele added: “I was at my grandmother’s house. She lives right there [near the beach], on the second floor.” 

A warning sign about sharks on a beach in BrazilEmmanuele Contini/NurPhoto via Getty Images

 

 

“I had gone downstairs because my uncle had called his [Deivson’s] mother, because he came to the beach secretly, his mother didn’t know.”“Then, when I got here, his friend was already shouting and saying that the shark had gotten him. I only managed to see the fin and a little bit of the shark. It was big.”
Local reports noted that the beach is an area already known for previous shark incidents, with warning signs posted along parts of the coastline.Residents and officials have repeatedly warned swimmers about the risks in the area, especially during certain times of the day when conditions are more dangerous.

 

 

In a statement, the State Committee for Monitoring of Shark Incidents (CEMIT) confirmed the fatal incident: “The State Committee for Monitoring of Shark Incidents (CEMIT), chaired by the State Secretary for Environment, Sustainability and Fernando de Noronha, confirmed an incident early this Thursday afternoon (29), at Praia Del Chifre, in Olinda, by a sea animal, probably a shark with an identifying species. The incident involved a 13-year-old teenager, who did not withstand his injuries and died.”“CEMIT informs that 150 signs have been installed on the area subject to shark incidents on the coast of Pernambuco, of which, 13 are located in Olinda and 4 specifically, on Del Chifre beach. The area has been monitored by CEMIT for recording incidents since the 90s and is included in State Decree 21.402/99 to establish a ban on practices of nautical activities due to its high risk of incidents.”

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