Caroline Bittencourt (December 13, 1981 – April 28, 2019) was a Brazilian model and television presenter.

Career

In 1997, at the age of fifteen, Bittencourt began her career as a model. Bittencourt had lived in Italy and modelled for designers including

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and

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. On television, she worked for

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Bittencourt was a reporter for the ''Top Report'' and on

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in the ''Hoje em Dia'' programme.

Filmography

Television

Internet

Cinema

Personal life

Isabelle Bittencourt is her daughter. On January 26, 2019, Bittencourt married businessman Jorge Sestini in a ceremony in São Miguel dos Milagres.

Disappearance and death

Caroline Bittencourt disappeared on the afternoon of 28 April 2019, around 4.30pm, when she was taking a boat trip in

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, on the coast of

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. During a strong storm in the area, the boat capsized, throwing those onboard into the sea. Caroline tried to save her dogs, moving further away from the boat, but drowned. The body of the model was later found by a civilian vessel that was aiding the search for her, near Cigarras Beach, in São Sebastião, about four kilometres from the place where the boat had disappeared. Bittencourt's father said "I jumped in the water to take the body away." In May 2019, Sestini was indicted for manslaughter, for even though he had thrown himself into the sea to save his wife without success, he was accused of taking a risk when he decided to set out in the boat even though he knew that bad weather was expected that day. However, in September 2019, the public prosecutor of São Paulo asked the court to close the police investigation, citing a lack of clear evidence that the accused's actions were the

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of Bittencourt's death, and suggesting that "the consequences affecting the investigated (wife's death) have proven to be more harmful than any penalty hat could beimposed".

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bittencourt, Caroline 1981 births 2010s missing person cases 2019 deaths 20th-century Brazilian women 21st-century Brazilian women Accidental deaths in Brazil Brazilian female models Brazilian television presenters Brazilian women television presenters Deaths by drowning Formerly missing people Missing person cases in Brazil People from São Paulo People who died at sea