Vacationing California Couple Tries To Save Man As He’s Attacked By A Crocodile
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🗓️ 29 June 2026
⏱️ 19 minutes
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A California couple vacationing in Puerto Vallarta leapt into action after hearing a man screaming in the ocean in front of their resort. The tourists jumped into a kayak to try and save the 28-year-old who was being attacked by a crocodile, but the creature eventually pulled him underwater. The man’s body wasn’t found until the following morning, but in meantime, the couple says they were shocked to see the beach remain open and families swimming in the same waters where the attack happened hours earlier.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.3 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:06.0 | Hey there, folks. |
| 0:07.1 | It is Monday, June 29th, and a crocodile attack on a very popular Mexican resort town where a lot of Americans like to spend vacation. And now we're hearing about a 28-year-old man |
| 0:25.0 | being killed and what's being described as a horrific scene on this beach. And with that, |
| 0:29.5 | welcome to this episode of Amy and T.J. Rhodes, we've got a lot to worry about on vacation |
| 0:33.2 | that people be concerned about. And frankly, when you go to Mexico, there are certain warnings that you are get. You do get about violence and whatnot. This ain't one I'm used to hearing. No, and we have been to this speech multiple times. I have swam in the ocean. I'm not sure that you, you're not a big ocean guy. I was worried about sharks. But yes, that's my concern. |
| 0:54.3 | I'm worried about sharks. |
| 0:55.5 | And then when we recently left Porto Viarda, the following week, there was cartel violence. |
| 1:00.1 | So, yes, there are always some concerns when you go to certain parts of the world, but never in my wildest imagination would I have been worried while swimming in the Pacific Ocean or just even |
| 1:12.5 | wading into the ocean that a crocodile could attack me? But a California couple, I mean, this is an |
| 1:20.9 | unbelievable story and it was a heroic effort by this couple to try and save this man. Unfortunately, |
| 1:29.7 | they got there too late. |
| 1:35.5 | So, folks, this is a place, Puerto Arata. Some of you listening might have plans to go there now. |
| 1:40.2 | Now, of course, as you just mentioned, Robs, it did fall off a little bit with tourism after the cartel violence earlier this year. But this is an incredibly popular place and in particular |
| 1:45.6 | among Americans. A lot of folks have been there along these pristine beaches. You got great, |
| 1:50.7 | you got great food. Oh, it's your favorite food in the world, the Civece tour we take every time |
| 1:56.9 | we go. It might be my favorite between this in Rome. Seriously, this might be my favorite places |
| 2:00.8 | to go strictly to eat. So a lot of people are familiar and plans are being made. People |
| 2:06.2 | surely have vacations going there now and already robes. Anybody booking was a little hesitant |
| 2:11.8 | because of the violence several months ago and now this. Yeah, you might feel like a lot, |
| 2:15.3 | this is a big cruise ship destination too, so a lot of cruise ships |
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