A dad-of-three biker was “sliced to death” by a razor-sharp fighter kite as he was on his way to visit his daughter.
Auriel Missael Henriques and his wife were on a motorcycle when he suffered a severe neck wound from a “Chilean line”.
The term is used in Brazil to describe the string of a fighter kite that has been coated in glue and powdered glass.
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Auriel, 41, was helped by a passing driver in Duque de Caxias, north of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
He was taken to hospital in Nova Iguaçu but arrived dead after suffering a cardiac arrest during the journey.
Auriel was from Desterro in north-eastern Brazil but lived in Rio de Janeiro, where he worked as a motorcycle taxi driver and cook.
He was on his way to visit his daughter in Nova Iguaçu when the horror unfolded on Tuesday (27 May) afternoon.
Auriel is survived by his wife and three children, aged 21, 19, and six, as reported by Need To Know.
In Brazil, flying fighter kites with Chilean lines is a popular pastime among youths.
The aim of the game is to cut the line of the opponent’s kite.
But the practice is illegal and results in more than 100 accidents every year, according to the Brazilian Association of Motorcyclists (ABRAM).
ABRAM reports that half of kite-string accidents result in serious injuries, such as scars and mutilations, and a quarter are fatal.
The use of these wires is illegal in Rio de Janeiro and other Brazilian states due to the high risk of serious and fatal accidents.
The police are investigating to identify who was flying the kite.
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