11-Foot-Long Crocodile Eats 25-Year-Old Dead Man’s Body in Mexican Lagoon [LOOK]

A crocodile is swimming around while carrying a man's corpse in its mouth in Mexico's Laguna del Carpintero in Tampico, Tamaulipas,

The manner of the person's death is still unknown, according to the authorities. Mexico Daily Post, citing local media reports, mentioned that the man went into the lagoon to swim when the animal attacked him.

11-Foot-Long Crocodile Attacks 25-Year-Old Man in Mexico

After seeing the body of the 25-year-old man who had been taken by the reptile after he entered the lagoon, locals recorded the crocodile. They alerted authorities, according to Riviera Maya News (via Newsweek).

Reporter Porfirio Ibarra shared the horrifying video on Twitter on Thursday. It was shot near the Laguna del Carpintero bridge in Tamaulipas, Mexico.

WARNING: Some viewers may find the footage disturbing.

An unidentified male disregarded warnings against swimming in the water posted at the park, according to police. Another journalist tweeted the footage and claimed that swimming there is "forbidden."

The crocodile was 11 feet long, according to fire chief Juan Garcia Hernández. After starting their search, the police located the crocodile and the man's body after an hour.

Crocodile Attacks

Despite the regrettable incident, Newstalk ZB said crocodile sightings along the Pacific coast are not unusual.

In the US, there have been several incidents of alligator attacks.

A Florida woman in her 80s passed away last week after being bitten by two alligators after falling into a pond at Boca Royale Golf and Country Club in Englewood.

An anonymous victim died earlier this summer after being pulled into a pond by an alligator in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Another 47-year-old man's body was recovered in an alligator-infested lake by Florida authorities weeks earlier.

Due to the number of incidents that happen in isolated locations and go unreported, it is challenging to estimate the number of crocodile and alligator attacks that occur annually worldwide.

Alligators often exhibit less aggression and are less likely to attack people than crocodiles.

Between 1948 and 2021, the conservation commission in Florida documented 442 unprovoked alligator bites. Six times a year, on average. One fatal injury occurs every three years based on the fact that 26 of the bites were deadly.

According to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, crocodile attacks cause one to two deaths annually in Australia.

Crocodile Attacks in the United States

Alligators are known to live in Florida, and locals frequently have encounters with the reptiles close to their houses, golf courses, or roadways.

Attacks are still uncommon, especially deadly ones.

Frank Mazzotti, professor of wildlife ecology and member of the "Croc Docs" at the University of Florida, told USA TODAY, "with how many people there are and how many alligators there are, it's really surprising it doesn't happen more often."

According to The National Wildlife Federation, alligators may be found in the marshes and Southeast, with their range extending as far east as coastal North Carolina and as far west as eastern Texas.

With over a million alligators living in each state, Louisiana and Florida have the highest concentrations of the animal.

According to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, alligators considered a "threat to pets, livestock or humans" are removed by licensed hunters over 1,000 times annually. However, most reported attacks in the state are merely encounters.

Florida Conservation Commission said there were an average of six unprovoked alligator bites between 1948 and 2021, totaling 442 incidents in Florida. Twenty-six of the bites resulted in death, making one tragic accident occur in the state almost every three years.

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