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The bodies of four swimmers been have been found mauled by piranhas in a spate of attacks that has sent shockwaves throughout South America.
The attacks happened in Paraguay, where people have visited local rivers in large numbers during the current heatwave in order to cool down.
The first death of the New Year happened on Sunday when a 22-year-old man was bathing in the Paraguay River.
The alarm was raised when he suddenly vanished, and when his body was eventually found 45 minutes later, several parts had been torn off and eaten by the piranhas.
A 22-year-old man swimming in the waters of the Paraguay River with friends vanished on Sunday and was later found dead with severe piranha bites
The second attack also happened on the Paraguay River when a 49-year-old man was found dead after being attacked by piranhas.
He had been reported missing hours earlier, and he was also found with severe bites to the face. In this case, however, it is believed the man died from a heart attack and only then was he attacked
