Man drowns in Puerto Vallarta risking a swim under red flags

Red flags only save lives when people respect the warning.

Vacations will never be the same for the Jiménez family from Guadalajara after one of its members lost his life on Tuesday on the beach of Hotel Los Tules in Puerto Vallarta.

According to official information provided by the Puerto Vallarta Civil Protection Lifeguards and Firefighters, the man identified as José Jiménez, 50, a guest at the Fiesta Americana hotel, entered the sea and was pulled by a return current.

His companions immediately requested help from the hotel lifeguards, then the . . .