A Costa Rican footballer has tragically died after being devoured by a crocodile while taking a dip in a river to cool off.
Jesus Alberto Lopez Ortiz, whose nickname was ‘Chucho’, died after he was mercilessly killed by the reptile on July 29 as he tried cooling off in a river in Río Cañas, Guanacaste Province, in Costa Rica.
Horrific images show the father-of-two fighting for life as he was carried away by the animal in its jaws.
Another clip shows the croc being shot dead in the water and carried to the riverbank, with local residents saying that they followed it in a canoe to recover Chucho’s body.
The victim was a footballer for Deportivo Rio Cañas who leaves behind his young children, who are aged three and eight.
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🇨🇷🐊 | Estremecedor: futbolista costarricense es devorado por un cocodrilo.
• Jesús Alberto López Ortiz, del Deportivo Río Cañas, perdió la vida a sus 20 años mientras se bañaba en un río. pic.twitter.com/sEqn5RfqiU
— ALERTAS RD 🇩🇴 Y EL 🗺 (@Alertas_RD) August 3, 2023
