Tragedy in Mexico: Woman dies after shark attack while trying to save 5-year-old daughter

A woman died of profuse bleedingafter attack received by a shark in her attempt to save her five-year-old child at sea of Mexico. A chilling video posted overnight shows the victim lying on the sand, while bystanders can be heard shouting: “She lost her leg,” as they waited for first aid to arrive.

The rescuers they quickly reached the area, but the loss of blood, which the 26-year-old had suffered, proved fatal.

Her daughter miraculously escaped

The heroine mother, when she perceived the presence of the shark in the waters before her beach Melake, put her daughter on a board, broadcasts Daily Mail. Information states that his fatal attack shark on Saturday morning occurred about 30 meters from the shoreline while a swimming competition was in progress, which was eventually postponed.

The local authorities yesterday issued a warning to locals and visitors to stay away from the water after the tragedy. Some later left flowers for the victim at a makeshift altar set up on the beach where he died. Civil Protection workers and firefighters in the municipality of Cihuatlan, which owns Melaque Beach, said in a message after the incident: “Workers were performing support activities during a swimming event in the bay when they received reports of a person experiencing problems with his exit from the sea. “When they arrived at the area, they saw a dead woman with one of her legs amputated, apparently after a shark attack.”


Source: News Beast

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