18 year old Jose Ernestor da Silva has died after a shark ripped off his penis and part of his leg as he swam in the sea in Brazil.

Jose Ernestor da Silva was attacked while bathing in waters off the Piedade beach near Recife, on Brazil's north-east coast.

The shark struck just as lifeguards stationed on the beach had told the 18-year-old to come closer to the shore, according to reports.

A shocking video taken by a passer-by shows the moment other holidaymakers pulled Jose from the sea before emergency crews arrived.

In the footage locals try to stem the blood by tying garments around the wound, while others can be heard telling the clearly stunned teenager to “breathe”.

An ambulance rushed Jose to hospital, where he tragically died despite doctors' efforts to save him.

Peter Barrientos (31), was rammed by one of the horses participating in the competition in the district of Acraquia in Huancavelica and died while being treated at the hospital in Pampas.

The victim, coming from the district of San Pedro de Coris, province of Churcampa, entered the track in an apparent state of drunkenness and was violently rammed by one of these animals. Before the astonished gaze of the public, the event organizers requested the presence of an ambulance, which arrived minutes later.

Acraquia's health personnel quickly attended to the victim, who, due to the seriousness of his facial injury, was transferred to the hospital in Pampas, where he died.

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