THIS is the horrific moment a girl is electrocuted in a massive shower of sparks and catapulted backwards in front of her shocked family.
Horror video shows Nikolly Gabriela de Sousa, 7, suffering a nearly-fatal electric shock in Brazil while playing with a young boy during a family dinner.
Nikolly Gabriela de Sousa thrown back as a result of her electrocution in Cameta, Brazil
Nikolly playing with a stick moments before the electrocution
Nikolly and her father, Carlos Roberto de Sousa, commenting on the electrocution
The video shows the innocent gesture that leads to her being tossed back onto the ground motionless.
She appears to be raising a stick with flashing lights over her head, as if she were fishing a line.
There is suddenly an explosion of sparks as the stick appears to come in contact with a live wire next to the metal balcony.
After being electrocuted, little Nikolly can be seen falling to the ground as distressed adults rush to her side.
Her father Carlos Roberto de Sousa said: “It’s a miracle that she not only survived but is here without any after-effects.”
She suffered minor injuries to her hands and legs.
She was discharged from hospital the same evening after a medical checkup.
Local residents, who were concerned by the proximity of the electrical wiring to the building, had requested an inspection by the energy company two years ago, according to Carlos.
But he said that the company in question took no action.
An additional request was made on February 27, three days after the incident involving Carlos’ daughter, but no inquest has reportedly been made.
The energy company, Equatorial Para, said that it “regrets the accident”, adding that it would need “special authorisation” to move the power lines or the electrical grid further away.
The company blamed the incident on “the conductive material present in the child’s toy, which, upon coming into contact with the electrical network, caused a short circuit.”
Attached to Nikolly’s flashing stick was a balloon, which she removed, leaving the toy with a hanging string, Carlos explained.
Nikolly says that she does not remember the incident: “I felt weak at the time and I don’t remember anything else. I don’t even remember falling, I don’t even remember if I felt pain. I’m really fine.”
Nikolly knocked onto the ground after being electrocuted
The seven-year-old girl’s family rushing to help her after she is electrocuted
This comes as a Michelin-listed chef recently had his arm amputated after being electrocuted at work in Birmingham, England.
Matt Davies, 56, said his arm was “blown to pieces” during a freak accident while he was preparing for lunch service in a restaurant in Birmingham.
Another man in Sheffield was electrocuted by his own son in a wrestling match, known as a “death match”.
Competitors often use various kinds of lethal weapons, such as steel chairs, wooden tables, barbed-wire-wrapped bats, thumb tucks and fire.
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