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Young Man Who Lost a Leg After Shark Bite in Recife Gets Discharged After 40 Days of Hospitalization

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Marcela Vitória de Lima Santos, 19, who was bitten by a shark on Recife beach, was discharged from the Hospital da Restauration de Pernambuco 40 days after the incident. The young woman was injured by the animal while swimming on Boa Viagem Beach, a southern part of the capital of Pernambuco, on 1 June. Given the severity of the injury, she lost her right leg at the time of the incident. Marcela Vitória left the hospital on the last Saturday (11…

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Marcela Vitória de Lima Santos, 19, who was bitten by a shark on Recife beach, was discharged from the Hospital da Restauration de Pernambuco 40 days after the incident. The young woman was injured by the animal while swimming on Boa Viagem Beach, a southern part of the capital of Pernambuco, on 1 June. Given the severity of the injury, she lost her right leg at the time of the incident. Marcela Vitória left the hospital on the last Saturday (11…

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Globo broke the news in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
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