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A drunken teenager has been eaten alive by piranhas.

The 18-year-old fisherman jumped from a canoe in Bolivia.

Police said the lad bled to death after the attack.

He's thought to have committed suicide because he apparently knew the river well.

The incident in the town of Rosario del Yata was reported yesterday by a local radio station.

Despite their fearsome reputation, piranha attacks on humans are rare.

Last month 15 swimmers were bitten after thousands of piranhas invaded a tourist beach in Brazil.

The flesh-eating fish had never been seen before at the Daveron beach in Caceres.