A 27-year-old mother has been electrocuted to death in front of her daughter after stepping on a high-voltage wire while walking along the beachfront during their holiday.
Camila Pinheiro da Costa, who comes from the municipality of Governador Valadares in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, died during a trip to Nova Vicosa in the state of Bahia at around 9pm on 27th February.
The young mum, who worked as a civil servant Governador Valadares, was walking along the beachfront avenue when she stepped on a live cable and was killed in front of her four-year-old daughter.
She was holding her daughter at the time and the child was saved by onlookers although her mother died on the spot.
Pinheiro da Costa worked as a receptionist at the Dr Ruy Pimenta clinic in Governador Valadares. The City Council has expressed its condolences to the victim’s family via the Municipal Health Department.
The statement said: “The secretariat sympathises with the civil servant’s family and asks God to help the daughter make a full recovery, and to send comfort and strength to everyone in this moment of pain.”
The victim’s body will undergo an autopsy before being sent to her family in Minas Gerais for burial.
Pinheiro da Costa shared a photo of her enjoying the beach on social media on 26th February, her last ever post.
The power company for Bahia State (Coelba) said they sent a team to the scene to carry out an investigation and ensure that no other accidents take place.
The investigation continues.
