An 11-year-old boy has drowned in a drain while trying to retrieve his lost kite. The boy’s body was found by firefighters in the municipality of Guarulhos in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo on 7th December. Following a period of heavy rain in the area, the boy lost his…
A mother and her two children have drowned after their canoe capsised while they were checking a fishing net. The fatal incident took place on the Manacapuru River, in the Nossa Senhora de Auxiliadora Community, in the municipality of Manacapuru, located in the north-western Brazilian state of Amazonas on Sunday…
This birthday boy has drowned moments after he posted a picture of himself online thanking God for a wonderful life, and saying how happy he was. Dilson Garcia Vilhalva drowned while celebrating his 31st birthday at the Estancia Sonho Meu lake, which is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) from…
A man desperate to see and hug his elderly father living alone on the other side of the border between Argentina and Chile that is closed for two years because of COVID restrictions has died after trying to swim across a river. Santiago Foitzick Arias, 55, was a civil servant…
A baby girl has drowned after two robbers broke into a property and snatched her out of her mum's arms and placed her in an inflatable pool while they tied her mum up to rob the house. The incident took place in the rural parish of San Pedro de Suma…
