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Journalist Accidentally Steps on Missing Girl's Body While Reporting in Brazil
BACABAL, BRAZIL, JUL 21 – Journalist Lenildo Frazao unintentionally discovered Raissa's body while warning viewers about the river's hazards; her death was confirmed as accidental drowning, officials said.
- On June 30 in Bacabal’s Mearim River, Lenildo Frazao accidentally discovered the girl’s body live on air, visibly alarming the reporter.
- Having gone missing after swimming with friends, Raissa vanished in the hazardous Mearim River, whose strong currents and hidden holes Frazao had warned viewers about.
- During his live broadcast, Frazao flinched and said `I think there's something down here at the bottom of the water.`, and rescue teams then recovered the body from that exact spot.
- Social media users expressed horror and outrage over the distressing clip and its ethical implications, while a community vigil and three-day school mourning honored Raissa.
- Calls have emerged for stricter field protocols and mandatory trauma-informed reporting training, highlighting the need for better water-safety education and journalistic preparedness.
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While he was reporting on Raissa, a 13-year-old Brazilian girl who disappeared the day before, Lenildo Frazão had the unpleasant surprise of walking on something. The body of the missing woman was found shortly afterwards in the same place.
A barely 13-year-old girl wanted to cool off in the river with her friends, but she disappeared beneath the surface.
A reporter made a discovery as tragic as unexpected in a river in Brazil. It allowed the firefighters to find a missing teenage girl.
A horrific incident is reported from Brazil. While filming a story about the disappearance of a 13-year-old missing schoolgirl, a journalist wandered into a river and stepped on a body. It turned out to be the missing girl.
The firefighters then discovered the body of Raissa, 13, who died drowned in the Mearim.
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