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Tourist in Puerto Vallarta bitten by crocodile

A crocodile attacked a tourist on a beach at a luxury hotel in Puerto Vallarta, local media reported.

The woman is approximately 30 years old and was attacked by the crocodile around 23:40 when the young woman was walking along the beach.

Municipal authorities arrived at the scene but the tourist had already been seen by paramedics from a private company and was transferred to a private hospital near the Marina Vallarta area.

The woman sustained a wound in the left leg and is reported as stable.