A Costa Rican footballer has been killed in a horrifying crocodile attack after taking a dip in a local river. Jesús ‘Chucho’ López Ortiz was torn apart by crocs after spontaneusly deciding to jump off a bridge and into the Cañas River
A Costa Rican footballer has been killed in a horrifying crocodile attack after taking a dip in a local river.
Horrific footage shows the 29-year-old father-of-two fighting for his life as the animal drags him through the waters.To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that To make matters worse, the young man’s mother, María Guiselle Ortiz, told local media that Chucho’s cousin was also attacked and killed by a crocodile in the same river 15 years ago, just a few meters from where her son died.‘What I carry in my soul is the reality of what it was, a bad decision because he should not have jumped in,’ said Ms Ortiz said about her son’s death.
Costa Rica’s Ministry of Environment and Energy prohibits the hunting or killing of protected animals such as crocodiles.
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