Video shows a man setting off fireworks that struck and killed the mother of two on a Brazilian beach

A new cellphone video has revealed the moment a man ignited the rocket that struck and killed a mother of two on a southern Brazilian beach on New Year’s Day.

Elisângela Tinem, 38, died after being hit in the chest by cluster explosives in Praia Grande, São Paulo.

The horrifying clip shows the person standing behind the explosives placed across the sand and running away as it sparkled for about 20 seconds.

Instead of shooting straight up into the sky, the rocket deflected and shot right where Tinem and her family members were standing, watching fireworks celebrating the arrival of the New Year.

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Elisângela Tinem was watching fireworks with her family to ring in the New Year in São Paulo, Brazil, when she was killed by a stray missile

The fireworks exploded as they hit Tinem while her two sons watched in horror.

Tinem’s cousin Alexander Gonçalves, 41, tried to remove the explosives from her chest but was burned in the process.

Gonçalves told Brazilian news agency G1 that the family were in a house they had rented for the week but decided to go to the beach to celebrate New Year’s Eve by watching the fireworks that the city is organizing had.

They found a spot on the sand to get a good view of the exhibit, but kept their distance as some revelers set off fireworks on the sand.

Gonçalves was recording the fireworks with Tinem’s cell phone when he realized she was hit by the missile after going off course.

“I saw her turn around, but I kept looking straight ahead. That’s when I heard her scream,’ he said. “At that moment I looked at her and saw the artifact enclosed. I ran about two steps toward her to try and hit the missile to get her out.’

A man kneels in the sand and sets off fireworks before the explosives hit and killed a 38-year-old mother who was celebrating the New Year on a beach in Brazil just after midnight on Sunday

Alexander Gonçalves (left) tried to save the life of his cousin Elisângela Tinem (right) after she was hit in the chest by fireworks on a beach in São Paulo, Brazil on Sunday

Police in Brazil are searching for a man (circled) who was seen on video running away after detonating a rocket that struck and killed 38-year-old Elisângela Tinem on Sunday

Gonçalves and some family members stumbled backwards after the rocket exploded over Tinem’s body.

“I was stunned for a few seconds. When I came to my senses I looked for her, looked to the side and she lay down,” he said.

Praia Grande Police identified the incident as a homicide and culpable assault.

Police Chief Alex Mendonça told the Metropoles newspaper that investigators were able to get a picture of the suspect’s face and are working to identify him.

Authorities are also trying to find out who sold the fireworks, as their sale is banned in the city.