Surfline.  Story's in Spanish.

surfed that rivermouth just last month during that big swell.
paddling north across it to chase the rights on the Playa Grande side was kinda spooky for me during the outgoing tide... kept watching for what was scaring the fish coming out of the estuary

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Video.  The victim apparently got at least partway to shore under his own power.  

Of course people can sometimes do extraordinary things when in shock.  Long ago, a colleague was bitten on the shoulder by an alligator on the Oklawaha River.  He got his boat back to the ramp, put the boat on the trailer, and drove back to the office in Gainesville, where he was immediately hustled to the ER.  

He moved to Wyoming.

Incoming and getting sucked up river scary too!

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Pretty frick'in gnarly,, head first

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Looks like it took his right foot. Messed up. I knew there were crocs down there, but this was the first time I've heard of an attack.

At the last Greg Noll  Jaco event only days before Andrew wiped out S. Florida, Balsa Bill and I were driving down each dirt road to see what may lay at it's end.

We turned towards a sign that said Las Peritas and had to cross the estuary several times before coming to the beach. At the last bridge was a F'ing dinosaur laying on the river bank, 3 feet wide at the back and 2 feet thick and at least10-12 feet long, it was a dinosaur 

Yeah, I would say his leg might be a little shorter than the other now.

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Literal nightmare fuel!!!! What happens if this is you and you dont have american health insurance? Will you still get treated in CentralAM? 

Our youngest now lives in Playa Grande and teaches school nearby.
He and his girlfriend had one come after them in the skiff locals were using to taxi them across the rivermouth couple months ago.
We spoke to him this afternoon about this attack. Lotsa surfing and surf schools at the Tamarindo rivermouth. No more paddling across now for him.

That estuary is full of crocs


BTW... I came face-to-face with a really big one back in 1991 wading across the lil rivermouth after surfing the lefts at Playa Tivives (just south of Boca Barranca). Tivives link

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BLat,

A "lot" of times people do have "health" coverage, BUT, , , , , , they do not purchase the "evacuation option" and then are otherwise stuck in-place, "health" insurance or not. Just a simple "medical evacuation" could cost $20,000 PLUS.

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Dora Hates You

Stab magazine article

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Dora Hates You

Evacuation coverage seems reasonably cheap, but I don't know the market, so can't make suggestions.  United Airlines markets coverage by Emergency Assistance Plus.  Of course United sometimes seems as though it would be better off just to shut down and sell its assets.

Edited: 07/23/2016 at 02:12 PM by ww

freesurfs

 

I did the Tivives thing a long time ago,,  now that was scary!!

 

 

Edited: 07/24/2016 at 05:25 AM by tingo

Just a little nip, he looks fine.


Good God, that's horrific!

Looks like you friend is going to get a new neighbor in Montana.

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I was right.

Horrific! I've surfed Tamarindo river mouth dozens of times (not lately), also Tivives, but only once. My friend and I just stumbled on it in the early '80's. Neat shorter point break set up in front of a cliff with these caves carved into it from repeated big swells I guess. As Bob says, at low tide you can wade across that river mouth, driftwood all over the place. After a 2 hour sesh the tide came up and we had to paddle back across, dodging big driftwood logs coming out of the river. Back at the hotel the manager asked us where we'd gone surfing, after telling him he said to never go there again! Just a few days before a croc had taken a local fishermen at that same rivermouth! Since then I've heard of a few more attacks at the same spot over the years. I've also heard that the crocs have been leaving the rivers and hanging at the beaches more and more.

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Hey, Tingo

Yep... we use to always surf that spot on the way back to Jaco after a morning at Boca Barranca or Caldera.

Often wondered why the local farmers would gather up on the plateau above the caves overlooking that left and watch us surf. Now I know it wasn't the surfing they were watching.
Eventually, my old friend, Cuondo at Boca warned me to stay away from there because of the crocs.

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Horrible, but bound to happen. Yes sir Secondino always warned us about crocs at Boca Barranca.

Went to Boca Damas one time by boat. Had the boards, good , clean swell. I would not get out of the boat. Crocs in the lineup.

I never went across the river to Grande.

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So if you are a surfer I wish you the prosperity that allows you more time to pursue the salt water dream, and the true happiness that comes from warm water, clean waves and the companionship of your fellow surfers. If you are an internet troll just spewing bs then f off.

Back in the day, I've crossed that river myself to surf Playa Grande.  This is just such a tragedy.  My prayers and thoughts go out to Mr. Becker for the best possible outcome. 

A little more from the TT:

http://www.ticotimes.net/2016/07/22/crocodile-destroys 

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We just got to Tamarindo this evening. Feet up!

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