Shark Attacks in Aculpulco


Shark Attack in Aculpulco

Surfers may want to stay out of the water in Aculpulco.

A San Francisco man died after a shark attacked him while he was surfing off 's southern Pacific coast. This is the third attack in a month.

The man was identified by Mexican authorities as Adrian Ruiz, age 24. Ruiz bled to death on Monday after a tiger shark bit his right thigh, leaving a 15-inch wound.

The attack occurred at the Troncones beach, about 45 minutes west of the beach resort  Ixtapa.

A day earlier, a 21-year-old Mexican surfer was killed by a shark off a nearby beach. The two attacks came a month after a shark killed a San Francisco man surfing in the same area.  Another unnamed American was also attacked today and lost his thumb but did manage to get to a hospital on his own and is in stable condition.

Authorities have not closed beaches in Zihuatanejo, but people are being advised against swimming.

Historically, shark attacks are relatively rare in .

Mexican authorities used baited hooks to catch sharks after the attack that killed 24-year-old Adrian Ruiz. Local conservationists protested the hunt, and it was not immediately clear if authorities would do it again. Conservationists have recommended the temporary closing of beaches in Zihuatanejo rather than killing sharks. They have also called for aerial surveys to determine what species has been attacking surfers.

For the meantime however, signs have been posted advising surfers to surf at their own risk.

Be careful out there, my surfing friends!

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