{"id":142610,"date":"2023-12-17T09:28:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T09:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magdelaine.net\/?p=142610"},"modified":"2023-12-17T09:28:06","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T09:28:06","slug":"tourist-killed-and-woman-hurt-in-attack-by-unidentified-animal-marking-second-fatality-in-just-weeks-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magdelaine.net\/world-news\/tourist-killed-and-woman-hurt-in-attack-by-unidentified-animal-marking-second-fatality-in-just-weeks-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourist killed and woman hurt in attack by 'unidentified animal' marking second fatality in just weeks | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
A TOURIST has been killed following a suspected animal attack off the coast of Mexico.<\/strong><\/p>\n The victim, a Belgian man, is believed to have been mauled by either a shark or a crocodile in the Pacific resort of Playa Quieta, Guerrero.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A woman, 52, from Los Angeles was also attacked and rushed to the hospital, per Mexico News Daily.<\/p>\n Officials revealed that both the man and the woman were attacked in the legs by the creature.<\/p>\n Emergency crews were scrambled to the beach and frantically tried to save the man\u2019s life but their efforts were unsuccessful, as reported by El Pais.<\/p>\n The woman was taken to the hospital after suffering bite injuries.<\/p>\n Her current condition remains unknown. It\u2019s not known if the man and the woman know each other.<\/p>\n Randy Suastegui Cebero, of the Guerrero state government, revealed an operation was launched following the suspected attacks.<\/p>\n National Guard forces and local authorities were involved in the hunt for the animal, per Milenio.<\/p>\n The beach was closed and purple flags had been put up, warning swimmers.<\/p>\n <\/picture>KATE’S AGONY <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>‘SO MUCH PAIN’ <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>SHOCK SCENE <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>RIVER TRAGEDY <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The latest attack comes just weeks after Maria Fernandez Martinez Jimenez was killed in an animal attack.<\/p>\n Jimenez was mauled just 65 feet from the shore when she was attacked at Melaque Beach, Jalisco.<\/p>\n Officials revealed she lost a lot of blood after being bitten near her hip.<\/p>\n She was trying to save her daughter at the time of the attack.<\/p>\n It was initially thought that she died in a shark attack, but it has been reported that she may have been the victim of a crocodile attack.<\/p>\n Locals have claimed that there haven\u2019t been reports of sharks stalking swimmers and beachgoers in the area.<\/p>\n Jimenez, 26, was a former marine biology student at the University of Guadalajara.<\/p>\n Marine biologists have speculated that the cause of shark attacks is linked to mistaken identity.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is extremely unlikely for swimmers and surfers to be bitten \u2013 or even encounter \u2013 sharks," Lauren Gaches, of the NOAA Fisheries Public Affairs, told CBS News.<\/p>\n The U.S. Sun reported surfer Kevin Kanehe was attacked by a tiger shark off the coast of Hawaii in October.<\/p>\n Kanehe revealed that he almost lost his leg in the attack but managed to stave off the beast by sticking his finger in its nostril.<\/p>\n His wife Deanna documented the extent of his injuries on a GoFundMe page that was set up.<\/p>\n She said: \u201cThe bite went to the bone above and below his knee, taking some chips off his femur, knee cap and tibia."<\/p>\nMost read in The US Sun<\/h2>\n
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