Woman attacked by piranha while swimming at private club’s lagoon

Lifeguards worked to stem the bleeding (Picture: Newsflash)

Officials have issued a warning after a woman was bitten by a piranha – marking the tenth attack in a normally quiet lagoon in the last few weeks.

Raiane Leite Loiola was bitten by a piranha while swimming at Lagoa Nova inside a private club in the municipality of Linhares, in the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo, on January 11.

The student said she had only been in the water for a few minutes when she felt the fish bite her.