Shark kills surfer near Ixtapa
A shark killed a San Francisco surfer at Troncones beach, near the Mexican resort of Ixtapa, officials said.
The man bled to death Monday after a gray shark bit his right thigh, leaving a 15-inch wound, the Guerrero state Public Safety Department said in a statement.
The U.S. Embassy in Mexico could not immediately confirm the man’s name, but local authorities identified him as a 24-year-old who was surfing with a fellow American. The other man was not injured.
The victim died from loss of blood a few minutes after reaching the hospital, the government statement said.
Shark attacks are relatively rare in Mexico. In 2006, the International Shark Attack File at the Florida Museum of Natural History reported only one attack in Mexico, which was not fatal.
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