Brazilian woman survives harpoon shooting

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A Brazilian woman has survived being shot through the mouth with a harpoon in a bizarre accident, doctors say.

Neurosurgeon Allan da Costa said the harpoon came within 1cm (0.4 inch) of killing Elisangela Borborema Rosa, 28.

She had emergency surgery to remove the harpoon and is expected to make a full recovery.

Officials said Ms Rosa's husband had accidentally fired his spear gun while cleaning it. Police said everything indicated it had been an accident.

The incident happened on Monday in the coastal town of Arraial do Cabo, 150km (93 miles) east of Rio de Janeiro.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22464489

[Marrah_G]

1. omfg...........

That is something out of a horror movie.

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2. You have to wonder if it really was an 'accident' . . .

I used to live in Virginia. In 2006 a woman in Virginia Beach was slightly injured when her husband 'accidentally' shot a crossbow towards her (who keeps a crossbow?).

An aquaintance of mine knew this family. He said they all joked about the incident afterwards, even the woman who was grazed. She never suspected that her hsuband was trying to harm her.

A few months later, she was dead, shot through the heart with the crossbow. Hubby was convicted of murder.

I hope this poor lady in Brazil keeps her eyes open.

http://hamptonroads.com/2008/06/virginia-beach-man-convicted-killing-wife-crossbow