Brazilian Influencers Drown at 'Devil's Throat' After Refusing to Wear Life Jackets to Take Selfies and Tan

Mar. 15, 2025

Aline Tamara Moreira de Amorim; Stock image of a speedboat.Photo:Aline Tamara/Instagram; getty

Aline Tamara/Instagram; getty

“They said that life jackets would get in the way of their tanning,” Alfino added of the women, who were attending a party held on the ill-fated boat.

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Aline Tamara Moreira de Amorim.Aline Tamara/Instagram

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The Brazilian news source says the two women who died did not know each other prior to the party.

The Devil’s Throat region.Getty

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In his statement to the police, the boat’s pilot — who was not identified — also claimed he tried to help everyone who fell off the vessel, but he explained he could only retrieve some of the survivors from the sea.

TheInternational Business Timesshared quotes from one of the survivors, Vanessa Audrey da Silva. She recalls how she urgently put on her life vest and held onto a rock after the boat started sinking. She was able to hold on until help arrived to rescue her.

“There was a moment in the water when no one could see anyone,” da Silva said. “I was fighting for my life.”

source: people.com