School teacher, 28, dies while posing for selfies on rocks overlooking the ocean after powerful wave knocks her into the sea
A grade school teacher who was taking selfies on a rocky outcrop on a Brazilian beach has died after a wave knocked her into the sea.
Soliane Luiza, of Navegantes, Santa Catarina, was snapping scenic photos at Praia Grande in the coastal city of Penha at around 4.30pm on Sunday when she was swept away by dangerous waves, according to Brazilian news outlet G1.
A video recorded by a bystander captured the heroic moment a volunteer fire department rescue diver was lowered to the choppy waters to save the 28-year-old.
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Soliane Luiza trip to a beach in Pehna, Brazil, ended in tragedy Sunday when the 28-year-old school teacher was knocked off a rock by a wave while she was taking photos. A volunteer fire department diver rescued her from the choppy waters and paramedics performed CPR on her. After detecting a heartbeat, she was placed in an ambulance but went into cardia arrest and died while she was being taken to a helicopter that was going to airlift her to a hospital
A Brazilian volunteer fire department helicopter airlifts a rescue diver and Soliane Luiaza from Praia Grande in Penha, Brazil, on Sunday
Paramedics work on saving the life of 28-year-old school teacher Soliane Luiza moments after she was rescued from drowning
Luiza was still alive when was airlifted to the shore where awaiting paramedics worked to stabilize her.
But she suffered a heart attack and despite being rushed to Marieta Konder Borhausen Hospital in ItajaÃ, she died two hours later.
A Brazilian grade school teacher died from a heart attack after she was rescued from a beach in Brazil after she was knocked off rocks by waves while she was posing for selfies
The Paraiso Infantil Baby school where Luiza taught remembered her as an 'exemplary teacher, dedicated, caring and much loved by all' in a statement posted on its Instagram account.
'Wherever she went, she delighted with her joy and illuminated with her light. Sol will leave a little piece of her here with each one of us.
The Paraiso Infantil Baby school were Soliane Luiza taught at remembered her as an 'exemplary teacher, dedicated, caring and much loved by all'