The authorities of the National System of Conservation Areas (Sinac) reported that they will begin search efforts to capture the crocodile that attacked a Nicaraguan boy while he was fishing with his family in the Matina River in Costa Rica.
“You will be adhering to article 22 of the Wildlife Law. People who are in this place, it is very important that they try to move away so that they prevent the animal from seeing the presence of human beings, because what it does is hide and this does not help the work that SINAC officials are doing. , to be able to find the animal and generate the capture as well,” announced Mauro Vargas Sancho, spokesman for the Costa Rican institute.
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In addition, Vargas also explained that they know information about people who want to kill the animal and remember that committing this act is also considered a crime by the Costa Rican justice system. “It is recommended that when an animal of this type is sighted, the person moves away and avoids any type of interaction or capturing or harming them to avoid any risk situation,” he said.
The tragedy occurred on Sunday, October 30, when the family decided to visit the Matina River, located in the city of Limón, a place surrounded by jungles, beaches and abundant wildlife. The authorities of the neighboring country decided to abandon the search on the second day of tracking in the area.
The boy accompanied his parents to fish in the area when the tragic event was recorded. The Red Cross reported that it had concluded the search for the minor after activating rescuers in boats to try to find the whereabouts of the child.
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Costa Rican media affirm that this decision was made by the other authorities due to the lack of traces and evidence, since everything indicates that the crocodile ate the little boy. The animal was located 150 meters from where the attack was recorded.
The minor’s family arrived in the Costa Rican Caribbean four years ago to work on a banana plantation, but they never imagined that they would see one of their offspring die that way. The reptile took his son in its jaws and, before the astonished gaze of the family, dragged the body of the minor who was in the river. One of the witnesses stated that he saw a terrifying scene: «she shook him (the child) and tore off his little head. From there he grabbed him again and terrified him (in the river) », Wilfredo Centeno told an international media outlet.
