Two tourist this weekend we killed by being dragged into the ocean by waves breaking on shore. Both bodies have been recovered by lifeguards.
The first victim was Saul Pilara, 21 year old male vacationing in Puerto Vallarta with his girlfriend and mother from Guadalajara, Mexico.
Pilara climbed on top of a rock formation along the shore to watch the waves brought by Hurricane Odile, while observing the swells Pilara was struck by a wave with great force knocking him off the rock formation and into the bay. Several witnesses attempted to save Pilara, but were unsuccessful. Pilara’s body was recovered by authorities.
The second victim has only been identified as a local street merchant, no other information about his identity has been released. Witnesses say the man was walking along the beach when he was struck by a large wave and slammed into a hotel wall, then dragged into the sea.
Both bodies were recovered by lifeguards with the assistance of the Eighth Naval District of Puerto Vallarta.
It is important that tourists and locals understand the importance of respecting the red flag warnings and remain off the beaches during these times.
Sorry, but when I see deaths as a result of personal stupidity I always think think it’s Nature’s way of cleaning out the gene pool.
Not only do they risk their own lives, but the lives of the people who try to rescue them
Sadly you will always have people that disobey warnings and pleas from authoriries it happens everywhere no matter where you are….Los Muertos and the beaches in centro have rip tides and currents even in good conditions :-/
people need to obey the signs.. they r there for a reason..
so sad for the families and friends..
Very insensitive Phillip Balmain Beamish. No one asked for it. Tragedyi
try reading all I wrote till the end.
This is so sad for the families as they should of respected the power of ocean waves..
I watched two men (expats or tourists) a couple weeks back out front of the Barracuda Restaurant. They were walking out into the high waves with a tablet. Obviously taking pictures.They seemed totally oblivious to the danger they were in. The flags on the beach were red and signage was all over warning of the high waves!
RED FLAG OR NOT VERY SAD NEITHER ONE WENT INTO THE OCEAN JUST WATCHING NATURES FURY AND WALKING LONG HIGH TIDE LINE GOT THEM KILLED. STILL SAD
what can one say?Red flag alert! They were asking for it…quite sad really.
Read the article. They were not in the ocean until the waves hit them, knocking them in to the ocean. They were hardly asking for it!!
yes but…..there was a warning to NOT venture onto the beaches….the same last week