Crocodile awareness in Mexico

[iguana07]

6-year-old boy remains in critical condition after suffering an attack from a three-meter crocodile near El Palmar Beach in Ixtapa on Tuesday afternoon.

The crocodile dragged the boy under the water and held him below the surface for roughly 10 minutes, the child suffered a number of bites on the head, arms, chest and legs.

The local boy, from the municipality of Zihuatanejo, wandered away from his parents on the beach with his sister. According to a Mexico News Daily report, the pair explored a nearby estuary, next to the Pacifica Resort, which has a fenced off area and a bridge above it. It's a known hotspot for crocodiles.

Had a friend lose dog to crocs in Mexico. We have had them on the beach once that I know of in LDM.

[Talleyho69]

Here is a link to the story. https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/6-year-old-in-serious-condition-after-crocodile-attack-in-ixtapa/


According to today’s news the boy is in stable condition and recovering. Unfortunately the cocodrilo now finds herself fenced in with brand new fencing, making it likely she will see humans as a threat instead of neutral cohabitants of this world. Human stupidity was the cause of this incident, not the presence of cocodrilos. The parents are at fault for letting their child play in an estero where all locals should know cocodrilos live.

Please, when visiting an area where you aren't familiar with the local wildlife, be super careful.

We have traveled extensively in Mexico with two dogs and a cat, have had no issue because we were very aware of what could happen.

Yes, I had nightmares about our first weimaraner getting eaten, but have since worked through that with knowledge of the areas we were traveling in. That was years ago, fortunately.

We live in Zihuatenjeo. We dog for an hour each morning on the beach, use our SUP's and now swim at least a mile in our bay.

Are we aware of the crocs? Absolutely!!! We have been paddling more than once and had people on shore waving and letting us know that one was out and about during daylight hours, which is unusual.

Now that we are also swimming, it hasn't come up, but we are very aware.

Isn't nature wonderful??? So is knowledge!

[Lwiddis]

Terrible.