All news by author: Lee Bullen

María Fernanda Robles, 21, drowned in the sea in Mazatlán, Mexico, at around 4.40am on August 14 - hours after posting a smiling selfie alongside a friend

The figurines appeared in a toyshop in Luján, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, with images later shared on social media, after they were created by local artists Emiliano Pool Paolini and Marianela Perelli

Glamorous Ariana Viera was due to represent Venezuela at the Miss Latin America of the World 2023 competition in the Dominican Republic and had been preparing for a beauty contest in New York City when she was killed in a horror smash in Orlando, Florida

Jesus Alberto Lopez Ortiz, who was a talented footballer and father of two, was attacked by the crocodile while cooling off in the river in Rio Cañas, Costa Rica

The oarfish – dubbed a "harbinger of doom" – measured 13 feet (4 metres) in length and was still alive when beachgoers tried to help it back out to sea at Cancas Beach in Punta Sal, Peru

Cristian Castaño was bitten on the leg in the crystal clear waters of Nirvana in San Andrés in the Caribbean Sea - but was rescued and taken to a medical centre for treatment

A politician was left red-faced after his trousers fell down when he was about to give a speech when he flashed his undies to the crowd as they plunged to his ankles

The Titanic tourist submersible saw its passengers fall on top of each other, submarine expert José Luis Martín said. An investigation into the incident is ongoing

An eerie clip of an abandoned fairground in Chernobyl, Ukraine, has gone viral online after a TikTok user spotted a mysterious figure lurking around on Google Maps

Iury Maia and Barbara Benjamin, from Brazil, filmed a video of themselves celebrating with their divorce certificate. They even plan to toast the happy occasion with dinner at a local restaurant

Lorena Ramírez last saw Juana - now called Rocío - when she was just three but the youngster vanished when the family was in Bosque de Chapultepec, a large park in Mexico City, Mexico

Lori Vallow was found guilty on May 12 for the murders of her children Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow, along with conspiracy to murder husband Chad Daybell's first wife, Tammy

One sleepy Mexican village has been plagued by a runaway gorilla that has left panicked residents hoping authorities are able to recapture the animal

A 15-year-old girl was celebrating her 'coming of age' birthday party in a town north west of Mexico City when a gunman opened fire on the party, killing one and injuring four others

The 36-year-old was nipped on the foot by the snake at her home in Brazil, but despite being medicated with eight vials of antivenom serum, she still tragically passed away

Stan Ismond scooped nearly £60,000 after playing the lottery but once he discovered he had the winning numbers, he went back to bed as he didn't want to wake his wife with his celebrations in Saskatchewan, Canada

An Avianca airline plane was forced to return to the Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport in San Andrés, Colombia, after being hit by a bird which caused flames to come out of an engine

'Back to Basics' by the editors of Flying magazine, was first taken out on July 25, 1979 - now more than four decades later the sheepish reader has finally handed it back in

The little swine was born on a ranch owned by a pig farmer, Mariolys Herrera, in Guantanamo Province, Cuba, at dawn on April 18 - in an ultra rare case

Patricia spoke about her battle on TikTok and Instagram where she had amassed 241,100 and 102,000 followers, and left one final post about her upcoming treatment

Nine people, including three children, were injured when a fairground ride in Colombia came away from its base, leaving several people trapped in the caged pods - two were taken to hospital

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: Footage from an illegal cockfight in Villa de Álvarez, Mexico, shows one of the fighting birds turning on its owner and savaging him, leaving his blood spilled in the pit

WARNING NUDITY Many called for the Russian man to be deported as they consider the mountain a dwelling of the gods after he was filmed with his trousers around his ankles and his arms spread wide

Mum Andrea Ferreyra has quit her job as a prison warden after falling in love with inmate Javier Duarte, who is serving a 15-year term for murder - with the couple planning to marry

WARNING, GRAPHIC DETAILS: A 14-year-old boy was attacked by a shark and lost his leg in the water at Piedade Beach in Pernambuco State, Brazil - now a second teen has been hit