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Brazil Shark Attack Victim Bruna Gobbi Fatally Bitten Moments Before Rescue (GRAPHIC VIDEO)

Raw Video Shows Deadly Brazil Shark Attack
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Tragedy stuck a beach in northeastern Brazil on Monday when a drowning teenager was fatally bitten by a bull shark seconds before a lifeguard on a personal watercraft arrived to rescue her.

According to CNN, Bruna Gobbi, 18, succumbed to a severe bite wound on her left leg and died the night following the attack. Gobbi and her cousin had been swimming at Boa Viagem beach near Recife when they began to drown.

Graphic footage of the attack published by Brazilian website Corrieo briefly shows a red cloud of blood on the water shortly before a lifeguard arrived on the scene.

Additional eyewitness footage of the attack's aftermath shows Gobbi's left leg with the flesh shorn off to the bone (NSFW). The footage appeared on uncensored video site Live Leak.

According to The Huffington Post's translation of a Globo TV report, lawmakers in the state of Pernambuco have recommended a ban on swimming along parts of the coast in response to the attack.

Fifty-seven people have been attacked by sharks in Pernambuco since the state began keeping track in 1992, and 40 percent of those attacks have happened at Boa Viagem beach, CNN reported.

WARNING: Graphic Video

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Before You Go

Where Shark Fin Is Banned
Port Moody, B.C.(01 of08)
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This municipality became the first in B.C. to ban shark fin in May 2012 -- even though its three Chinese restaurants don't serve it. (credit:AP)
Toronto(02 of08)
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Toronto banned shark fin in October 2011. Other Ontario cities with a ban include Oakville, London, Pickering, and Brantford. (credit:Shutterstock)
North Vancouver & Maple Ridge, B.C.(03 of08)
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The municipalities passed their shark fin bans in September 2012. (credit:Alamy)
Hawaii(04 of08)
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Hawaii was the first state in the U.S. to ban possession of shark fin. (credit:Alamy)
California(05 of08)
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California banned shark fin in October 2011. (credit:AP)
Illinois(06 of08)
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Illinois became the first inland state, fifth in the U.S., to pass a comprehensive ban against the trade, sale or distribution of shark fins in July 2012. (credit:AP)
Oregon, Washington(07 of08)
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Oregon passed a shark fin ban in August 2011, while Washington state did it in May that same year. (credit:AP)
Venezuela(08 of08)
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The South American country announced it is banning shark finning in its waters and has established a new shark sanctuary in June 2012. Costa Rica has passed a similar ban on finning in October 2012. (credit:Shutterstock)
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