Piranha Bites Off Toddler's Fingertip

Cook County Sheriff's police said that an 18-month-old girl had her fingertip bitten off by the family's pet piranha, the Chicago Tribune reported.

The incident occurred at the Maine Township home on Tuesday. The newspaper reported that the father was able to retrieve the fingertip by reaching into the fish tank, grabbing the piranha, and cutting it open.

The girl was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital where the fingertip was reattached, the Chicago Tribune reported, but no information was available as to whether the surgery was successful.