Authorities said the American crocodile attacked and dragged the man into the sea, where he was later found dead. File Photo courtesy of the National Park Service
A young man was killed in a crocodile attack on a beach in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on Friday evening, according to authorities.
The 28-year-old man was in front of the Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort and Spa on the beach when he was attacked by the reptile and dragged out to sea around 6 p.m., reported ABC News. The victim was later identified as Mexico City resident Irving Mauricio by the local attorney general.
According to a statement from the Government of Jalisco, the victim's body was found Saturday morning by members of the Mexican Navy. The American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) was captured near the site of the incident.
"This is a highly regrettable and unusual and isolated event, the attention to which required the immediate and coordinated action of authorities from all three levels of government," the Government of Jalisco said.
