Unfortunate event in Costa Rica. Soccer player Jesús Alberto López Ortiz died after being attacked by a crocodile in the Cañas River. The player was a member of Deportivo Río Cañas of the Costa Rican Promotion League
As reported by the local police to the AFP agency, the man known in football as “Chucho” “it is not known drowned or died due to the pressure that the animal exerted on the boy.”
“Neighbors of Santa Cruz told us that the young man was exercising when he decided to take a dip. So, he jumped off a bridge into the Cañas River, “explained local police sergeant Marcelino Hernández to the AFP agency.
As could be seen in a video that went viral on social networks and that the local Red Cross was able to confirm, the footballer’s body was dragged by the crocodile. The security forces were forced to kill the crocodile in order to recover the footballer’s corpse.
For its part, Deportivo Río Cañas confirmed the death of José Alberto López: “We are going to miss you. You take a piece of everyone, dear friend. Today is a very difficult day for everyone and we will remember you in the many facets of your sporting life as a coach, footballer and also as a father of a family. You will always live in our hearts Chucho. He flies high “.
The young man was the father of a family and left behind two children, an 8-year-old and a 3-year-old.
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