Man, 23, drowns after hooking monster fish & losing his balance as he pulled it out water in front of horrified pals

A FISHERMAN has tragically fallen disconnected a vessel to his decease arsenic helium tried to reel successful a monster catch.

Allax Melo, 23, was sportfishing with pals successful Brazil when helium caught a immense redtail catfish but moments aboriginal helium mislaid his footing trying to propulsion it retired of the h2o and drowned.

Melo was connected a vessel retired connected the Araguia River adjacent the colony of Itxalá successful Santa Terezinha erstwhile his fatally slipped.

Two of the angler's horrified pals told cops they saw the calamity unfold from onboard the vessel.

They said an excited Melo managed to hook the food and past tried to bring it retired of the h2o by reeling it in.

But the value of the drawback meant Melo struggled to reel it successful and arsenic helium battled against the catfish helium slipped disconnected the boat.

He was rapidly engulfed by the fast-moving waves arsenic helium pals frantically tried to rescue him.

They told officials the stream existent became excessively beardown and dragged Melo nether and swept him away.

After calling the cops exigency responders began a hopeless hunt for the Brazilian connected Monday.

Several hours aboriginal the hunt was called disconnected arsenic it became dark.

Melo's assemblage was recovered connected Tuesday morning.

He taken to a section coroner's bureau to acquisition an autopsy.

The Mato Grosso Civil Police accidental they are present investigating the incident.

Redtail catfish tin turn to beryllium up to six ft successful magnitude and tin measurement arsenic overmuch arsenic 82kg. 

They are recovered successful the Amazon, Essequibo and Orinico stream basins crossed South America.