Cancun, Q.R. — An American tourist was transferred to a Cancun hospital Friday after being attacked by a crocodile. The incident happened shortly after noon on a section of the Cancun Hotel Zone lagoon.
Paramedics were requested at Kilometer 11 of Boulevard Kukulcán for a man who was taking photos of the reptile when, according to him, it suddenly lunged. Tourist Police were first on scene Friday afternoon where they found the injured man laying on the lagoon shore.
The man, identified as 31-year-old Mark “C” from Texas, told authorities he was photographing the crocodile when it lunged at him. The sudden lunge and weight of the large reptile left him on his back and with several marks.
He was treated at the scene by paramedics before being transferred by ambulance to Quirúrgica del Sur Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Authorities have since reported that he has been treated and is in good health.
Cancun’s Laguna Nichupté is a known home to hundreds of American crocodiles who are commonly seen in local mangrove swamps. The city has numerous signs around the lagoon warning people of the danger of the crocodiles.
