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Remember that so-bad-it's-almost-good movie from last summer where crowds of scantily-clad spring breakers were viciously attacked by a swarm of piranhas at lake Victoria?



Fiction quickly turned to a horrifying reality (though not nearly as horrifying as in Piranha 3-D) for around 100 beach goers in Brazil last weekend, Breitbart reported.



The throngs of bathers were treated at a hospital in Jose De Freitas for bites on their heels and toes from piranhas at a local beach.



Since there is nothing to challenge their position in the food chain in the northeast Brazilian waters, local environmental official Romildo Mafra told UOL Noticias the flesh-eating fish have taken to preying on humans. So far, introducing 100,000 tilapia to the local food chain as an alternative is one solution environmentalists are testing.



According the article, the attacks have been going on for two months.





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LAUREL, Ind. -- Lost 5 Year Old Lead Police to Bodies--



Some of the five people found dead at two homes in rural southeast Indiana had been shot, and autopsies to confirm the cause of death are planned for Monday, state police said.



Police said it was not clear if any suspects remained on the loose or were among the dead, and warned residents of the sparsely populated, wooded area near the town of Laurel to be careful.



"We have five dead people and we're trying to find out how they died," said Sgt. Jerry Goodin, spokesman for the Indiana State Police. "Some of the victims had gunshot wounds, or what appear to be gunshot wounds."



The Marion County coroner's office in Indianapolis was scheduled to perform autopsies Monday.



Police did not immediately release the identities of the victims, pending notification of family members. Goodwin said Sunday he did not know "if the shooter or shooters could be among the deceased."



A multi-agency investigation into the killings began after the Franklin County Sheriff's Department responded to a call Sunday afternoon about a child wandering along a road near Laurel, about 50 miles southeast of Indianapolis, according to a state police statement.



A deputy spoke with the child and neighbors, then called for backup to search the two homes. Police found a dead male inside a recreational vehicle and the bodies of two males and two females at the other home across the street. The statement didn't say if the dead were adults.



Goodin told The Associated Press that it was too early in the investigation to rule out the possibility that one or more suspects were on the loose and cautioned neighbors until that could be clarified.



"They should be vigilant," Goodin said. "They need to make sure they keep the doors locked. If they see any suspicious people, absolutely they should dial 911.