DRIFTER_016 Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 If you are going to Argentina you may want to stay on dry land. http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/dozens-injured-in-carnivorous-fish-attack-in-argentina/19662/ Dozens injured in carnivorous fish attack in Argentina Digital writerstheweathernetwork.com Saturday, January 18, 2014, 8:05 PM - Attacks by a school of carnivorous fish have injured at least 10 people bathing in an Argentine river since Thursday. The attacks took place in the Parana River in Rosario some 300 km northeast of Buenos Aires. Seventy people who were cooling off from high temperatures were also injured there in late December by the same piranha-like fish. They included seven children who lost parts of their fingers or toes. The latest attack by the "palometas'' was confirmed Saturday. They've been described by the local director of lifeguards as "a type of piranha, big, voracious and with sharp teeth that can really bite." Media reports said the injured included a boy who suffered a foot wound while floating in the river. Experts say unusually high temperatures during the Austral summer and lower numbers of species such as caiman that preyed on the fish could be causing the attacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTHM Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 No skinny dipping there, i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 I hear an episode of river monsters coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_paluch Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 I hear an episode of river monsters coming! My thoughts exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Jeremy Wade to the rescue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 First it was the anal lizards now we have to watch out for palometas when will the waters be safe again.... Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDave Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Common sense tells me when a river is named " Parana" I shouldn't be swimming in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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