Overview
- Local media identified the victim as Clara Vitoria, 2, who fell through a hole in a floating home near Coari, Amazonas, on Monday.
- Her parents noticed she was missing, entered the river to search, and found her about five minutes later, when she was pronounced dead.
- Reports say most injuries were to her neck and were attributed to piranha bites.
- Her body was taken to the Legal Medical Institute for forensic procedures and the case was registered with police, with an investigation reported to be underway.
- The area where she fell lacked fencing or guardrails due to planned construction, and coverage notes prior piranha incidents in the Amazonas region.