(DAILY MAIL) -- A teenager who had his penis ripped off by a shark as he swam in the sea in Brazil has died.
Jose Ernestor da Silva was attacked yesterday afternoon 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.
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