CNN —Crowds of people accompanied the coffin of soccer player Jesus Lopez Ortiz in Guanacaste, northeastern Costa Rica, last week after his death following a crocodile attack.
Lopez Ortiz was killed shortly after jumping into the crocodile-filled Cañas River in Guanacaste on July 29.
The National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) said that the crocodile was later shot so that authorities could recover the body of the young man.
According to Mendez, there are already communities promoting boat tours to watch crocodiles in several rivers in the area.
Last year, a child in another province was fatally attacked by a wild crocodile.
Persons:
Jesus Lopez Ortiz, Lopez Ortiz, “, ” Marcos Chavarria, Chavarria, Lopez Ortiz’s, ” Giselle Ortiz Cubillo, Ortiz Cubillo, ”, Mauricio Mendez, Mendez, ” Mendez, SINAC
Organizations:
CNN, Deportivo Rio Cañas, Facebook, System of Conservation, Rio
Locations:
Guanacaste, Costa Rica, “