Piranhas have a bite force 30 times their body weight (Picture: Shutterstock)
A group of 11 people have been injured after some piranhas chomped on their feet while they were bathing in a river.
It happened at the Tietê River in Brazil on Saturday after the people left behind discarded food that attracted the piranhas.
Firefighters had to take four people to hospital and the others made their own way to the A&E department.
A photo shows how one of the victim’s received a nasty bite to the sole of their foot which left a gaping blood wound.
Local officials also confirmed the people were taking part in illegal fishing which also attracted the piranhas.
Warning signs were put up over the weekend telling people to stay away from the river.
The sole on one person’s foot was left gaping with a blood wound (Picture: Jam Press)
The piranhas in the river have a bite force of 30 times their body weight, according to local experts.
With their strong jaws and serrated teeth, they have one of the strongest bites found in bony fishes.
This is not the first time piranhas have attacked humans.
Last September a man died after being eaten by some piranhas following a boat crash on an Amazonian river.
Joney Jose Silva da Luzon’s body was discovered on the Cuiabá River in Barão de Melgaço, Brazil.
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The 38-year-old’s body was found with multiple bites when he was pulled out of the water and placed on a rescue boat.
In 2021, a young girl, 13, lost her little toe after piranhas attacked more than 30 people in an Argentinian river.
Lifeguards were ‘rushed off their feet’ treating dozens of people following the horrific incident by the Parana River in Santa Fe.
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