5-year-old boy died after suffering an electric shock; see prevention guidelines With the increase in movement on the beaches of Tocantins during the month of July, security agencies reinforce guidelines to avoid accidents. Recently, records of drownings and other cases involving victims have drawn attention to the necessary care, especially with children. Among the accidents is the case of Enrico Cândido Alves de França, aged 5, who died after suffering an electric shock at Praia da Raposa, in Tupiratins, last Thursday (16). The drownings of three men and an 8-year-old child were also recorded, found dead on the 9th after being swept away by the current on a beach in Peixe, in the south of Tocantins. Aiming to reinforce care during this period, the Fire Department advises the population to follow some recommendations to avoid electric shocks and drownings. In an interview with TV Anhanguera, Lieutenant João Paulo Tavares, from the Fire Department, highlighted the main safety guidelines. "It is a constant and invisible danger. The recommendation is not to install electrical equipment in humid places or close to the river. Water is a strong conductor, and so is the human body. It is important not to touch the person who is suffering the shock and quickly look for the circuit breaker to turn off the power or other equipment. After turning off the electricity, you must provide first aid", he explained. (Watch the interview above). ? Click here to follow the g1 TO channel on WhatsApp READ ALSO: Family pays tribute to 5-year-old boy who died after an electric shock on the beach in TO; VIDEO Criminal police officer drowns while bathing in the Tocantins River Body of missing child in the Tocantins River is located 90 km from the drowning site Teenager dies while trying to fetch a ball from the river; man tries to save him, drowns and also cannot resist Praia do Caju, in Palmas Disclosure/Government of Tocantins In an interview with g1 in June, Lieutenant Colonel of the Fire Department Antônio Luiz Soares explained that drunkenness is one of the main factors that contribute to drownings on beaches. "The drunk person, at first, becomes more euphoric and loses the ability to assess the risk, observe the dangers and also overestimates their aquatic competence. Drunkenness is one of the factors, as it represents 47% of drownings that happen here in Tocantins, in an average of five years". According to the lieutenant colonel, 67% of people who drown know how to swim. However, many accidents happen when they risk situations that are beyond their own ability in the water. "So, she ends up going into anguish and then panic, and then her abilities end up being nullified there with tiredness, with exhaustion and she ends up submerging and drowning and losing her life. What should you do? You won't just watch, you won't just film. Look for a floating object and throw it to the victim. It could be a buoy, a thermal box", he warned. How to prevent stingray attacks? According to the enente-colonel, cases occur in places with more stagnant water, such as hydroelectric plants on the Tocantins River. "What you can do about a stingray attack is whenever you are in water where visibility is poor, you have to drag your feet in. Preferably, grab an antler and move forward to be able to scare the animal away. So, it is a good attempt to get rid of this stingray attack, which is much more damaging than a piranha attack", he explained. How to prevent piranha attacks? Food thrown into rivers is one of the factors that can attract piranhas. To help keep animals away from swimmers, it is also recommended that beaches install fences in a section of water. "The only procedure to avoid attacks by piranhas is to create an enclosure, as is done here in Palmas. [The food] certainly attracts. In addition to attracting the piranha itself, it attracts another fish and the piranha comes after that other fish", he said. See more news from the region on g1 Tocantins.