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CASE: GSAF 2006.08.22.b
DATE: Tuesday August 22, 2006
LOCATION: Pina, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
NAME: Tatiano Silva de Melo
DESCRIPTION: He was a 17-year-old male.
NARRATIVE: No details. When the boy’s body was found on the beach, it had been bitten
by sharks. It is possible that cause of death was drowning.
SOURCE: JC (See next page for original text and translation)
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Google Translation
Broken body is found in Pina. It may be the 51st victim
Published on 24.08.2006
JC OnLine
For almost a month, JC OnLine addressed the impact of shark attacks in Pernambuco, they did, in
the last 14 years, 50 victims - between swimmers and surfers - leaving a balance of 19 dead and
31 mutilated. On Thursday (24) at the end of the series of reports, the news of a body found on
wrecked Pina Beach, Recife, two days before, may indicate the increasing number of fatalities. The
Institute of Legal Medicine (IML) did not rule out shark attack hypothesis, but the official report will
only be released in 10 days.
The body of Tatiano Silva de Melo, 17 years, was found on Tuesday (22), around 10:30 am, by
Brasilia Stubborn fishermen. The corpse was in a stretch near the reefs, known for Trapiche. The
teenager was found with the disfigured face and destroyed part of the chest. The IML needed the
help of Tavares Cutters Identification Institute to identify the victim.
Even with the end of the series of reports, the special Shark - Pernambuco Siege will still be
available at JC OnLine, with updated information in real time on any subject related to animal
attacks in the state. The result of the IML's report, for example, will be informed on the site once it
is released by the body. It is also in the air space of interactivity with the Internet, where everyone
is invited to leave their opinion and contribute to the discussion of a solution to the problem. (J.)
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Original Text
Corpo destroçado é achado no Pina. Pode ser a 51ª vítima
Publicado em 24.08.2006
Do JC OnLine
Durante quase um mês, o JC OnLine abordou as repercussões dos ataques de tubarões em
Pernambuco, que fizeram, nos últimos 14 anos, 50 vítimas - entre banhistas e surfistas -, deixando
um saldo de 19 mortos e 31 mutilados. Nesta quinta (24), ao final da série de reportagens, a
notícia de um corpo encontrado destroçado na Praia do Pina, no Recife, dois dias antes, pode
indicar o aumento do número de vítimas fatais. O Instituto de Medicina Legal (IML) não descartou
a hipótese de ataque de tubarão, mas o laudo oficial só será divulgado em 10 dias.
O corpo de Tatiano Silva de Melo, 17 anos, foi encontrado nessa terça-feira (22), por volta das
10h30, por pescadores de Brasília Teimosa. O cadáver estava em um trecho próximo aos
arrecifes, conhecido por Trapiche. O adolescente foi achado com o rosto desfigurado e parte do
tórax destroçado. O IML precisou da ajuda do Instituto de Identificação Tavares Buril para
identificar a vítima.
Mesmo com o fim da série de reportagens, o especial Tubarão - Pernambuco em Alerta vai
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