OC couple tries to save man killed by crocodile in Puerto Vallarta

A 28-year-old man was killed in a crocodile attack at a popular beach in the resort town of Puerto Vallarta on Friday evening as a vacationing San Clemente family rushed to help, witnesses and authorities said.

The attack occurred around 6:30 p.m. at Marina Vallarta Beach near the Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa. Jalisco State Police identified the victim as a 28-year-old Mexican man who was at the resort on business.

His body was recovered about 12 hours later early Saturday morning.

Jamie Yetter, her fiancé, Chris Burry, and her teenage daughter were staying at the hotel and relaxing by the pool when they heard screaming from the beach.

“We thought we saw a guy stuck in a rip current, so Chris took off into the water, and I ran right after him,” Yeater said. NBC Los Angeles.

Perry jumped into a kayak without a paddle in a desperate attempt to reach the man.

“There were no paddles. There was absolutely nothing on the beach to help. We were just scrambling, trying to do whatever we could,” Bury said. “I was in the kayak when it was pulled under.”

The heroic efforts of the Orange County family were not enough to save the victim.

Yetter noted that signs near the beach warned of jellyfish, stingrays and alligators in the water, but the family said they initially mistook the image of the alligator for an iguana.

By Saturday morning, NBC reported that beachgoers were again swimming in the same area with their families.

The incident occurred near the site of a 2022 crocodile attack that injured two Colorado tourists in Jalisco.

Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa did not comment on the latest attack.

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