The aftermath of the horrific crocodile attack which took the life of a 28-year-old man in a popular resort town in Mexico has left the California man who tried to rescue him in shock. Chris Bury and his fiancée Jamie Yetter have suggested that the response from the resort is downplaying the danger to people on the beach.
The couple had been vacationing at the Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort and Spa in Puerto Vallarta when they heard the screams of a local man in the water. They rushed to the scene to find the unnamed man caught in the jaws of the apex predator. Despite their efforts the man was dragged beneath the waves with his lifeless body being found the next day.
The crocodile was captured by authorities, reports The Sun, but the memory of the brutal attack is understandably still fresh in the minds of Yetter and Bury. However, despite the horrific death of the local man, people were apparently quick to get back into the same waters for a swim.
The resort’s response left the California couple shocked
Since the attack it seems not a lot has been done to warn people. A sign has been put up on the beach informing people of the dangers certain animals (including crocodiles) in the area pose to their safety but Jamie Yetter and Chris Bury have expressed their shock that the beach has not been closed. “They didn’t tell anyone it was dangerous,” Yetter said of the resort’s response.
She went on to explain that there was no warning against swimming in the waters whatsoever, “They didn’t tell us we shouldn’t go swimming. Even the next morning, I went down to the ocean. I assumed the beach would be closed. The beach wasn’t closed. There weren’t any swimming signs.”
While the crocodile was captured it still seems risky to allow locals and tourists to swim in the waters where a man lost his life not 24-hours before. Patrols in the waters have increased following the attack and authorities have advised people to keep out of the water but have also stated that the incident was “lamentable, unusual, and isolated.”
Crocodiles are apparently common in the area with there being plenty of signs warning about them, however, it seems crocodile attacks are rare. Most crocodiles in the area tend to avoid human activity according to vallartabyowner.com. Still, there is always a risk.
As for the resort, the Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort and Spa has not issued a statement on the matter. Nor has it addressed the questions surrounding the safety policies the hotel has implemented.
