Foreign tourist dies after being bitten by a shark on the Mexican beach of Zihuatanejo
The animal also injured a woman bathing in Playa Quieta, north of the tourist center in the state of Guerrero
A 66 year-old foreign tourist died this Thursday after being bitten by an animal while swimming at Playa Quieta, in the hotel zone of Ixtapa, in the north of the Guerrero state municipality of Zihuatanejo. According to the local news outlet Enfoque Informativo de Guerrero, it was a shark that bit the man in one of his extremities and just minutes later, he died on shore after losing too much blood. Sources from Civil Protection of the municipality told EL PAÍS that Navy personnel are looking for a shark, although they do not rule out the possibility that the culprit could have been a crocodile, since this type of reptile is abundant in the area. A woman was also attacked in the water and has been taken to a nearby hospital.
Ixtapa’s Quieta Beach has been closed by the authorities, while the Navy searches for the animal. Zihuatanejo Civil Protection sources have reported that medical services tried to save the man’s life on the shore, but were unsuccessful due to the severity of the wounds. They also pointed out that this type of attack does not usually occur at Playa Quieta. Althotugh, the second victim has been taken to a nearby hospital to treat her bite wounds, the severity of her injuries is unknown.
Sign up for our weekly newsletter to get more English-language news coverage from EL PAÍS USA Edition
Tu suscripción se está usando en otro dispositivo
¿Quieres añadir otro usuario a tu suscripción?
Si continúas leyendo en este dispositivo, no se podrá leer en el otro.
FlechaTu suscripción se está usando en otro dispositivo y solo puedes acceder a EL PAÍS desde un dispositivo a la vez.
Si quieres compartir tu cuenta, cambia tu suscripción a la modalidad Premium, así podrás añadir otro usuario. Cada uno accederá con su propia cuenta de email, lo que os permitirá personalizar vuestra experiencia en EL PAÍS.
¿Tienes una suscripción de empresa? Accede aquí para contratar más cuentas.
En el caso de no saber quién está usando tu cuenta, te recomendamos cambiar tu contraseña aquí.
Si decides continuar compartiendo tu cuenta, este mensaje se mostrará en tu dispositivo y en el de la otra persona que está usando tu cuenta de forma indefinida, afectando a tu experiencia de lectura. Puedes consultar aquí los términos y condiciones de la suscripción digital.
More information
Archived In
Últimas noticias
More than 40 Democratic lawmakers urge Trump in a letter to stop his ‘attempts to undermine democracy in Brazil’
The journal ‘Science’ criticizes Trump’s anti-renewable energy policy: ‘The US is failing to benefit from its own innovations’
Cubans hope for a miracle as dengue and chikungunya spread
The long shadow of the father figure in the films of Rob Reiner
Most viewed
- Christian Louboutin: ‘Young people don’t want to be like their parents. And if their parents wear sneakers, they’re going to look for something else’
- Cartels in Mexico take a leap forward with narco-drones: ‘It is criminal groups that are leading the innovation race’
- ‘El Limones’ and the growing union disguise of Mexican organized crime
- Liset Menéndez de la Prida, neuroscientist: ‘It’s not normal to constantly seek pleasure; it’s important to be bored, to be calm’
- The low-cost creative revolution: How technology is making art accessible to everyone
