A Brazilian father-of-three has did in a gruesome freak accident after he was sliced by a razor-sharp fighter kite string while on the way to visit his daughter. Auriel Missael Henrique, 41, was riding with his wife on a motorcycle through the town of Duque de Caxias in northern Rio de Janeiro when tragedy struck on Tuesday, June 3. Out of nowhere, the pair collided with what looked like an innocent string dangling across the road. It was a lethal thread from a fighter kite coated in glue and powdered glass, known locally as linha chilena. As the motorbike zoomed down the road, Auriel’s neck became entangled in the deadly cord, splitting his throat open and leaving him critically injured and bleeding on the street.
Speaking to Brazilian news outlet Globo, Auriel’s niece Gislayne Crisley described how a passing driver and Auriel’s wife “tried to stop the bleeding” and rushed him to a hospital in Nova Iguacu. On the way, he suffered a cardiac arrest and did before reaching the hospital.Auriel worked as a motorcycle taxi driver and cook, according to local media.
He leaves behind three children, aged 21, 19 and six. Kite fighting is a popular sport in Brazil, in which hundreds of revellers fly the lethal kites from terraces and rooftops. The aim of the contest is to cut down other kites with kite string in a kind of aerial combat. Although the game is rooted in cultural tradition, flying fighter kites has become increasingly dangerous and has resulted in numerous injuries and de@ths, not only in Brazil but around the world. This is because the cord is reinforced with metal and glass powder, making it sharp enough to slice through human skin or even electric wires. A bill moving through Brazil’s congress is seeking to prohibit the manufacture, sale and use of the razor-sharp lines nationwide, with violators facing one to three years in prison and a hefty fine. The lines are already outlawed in some congested areas of Brazil, including Rio. The post
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