British twin sisters injured in Mexico crocodile attack
Associated Press
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Mexico City – Two British women are recovering from a crocodile attack in a lagoon along Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, an official said Wednesday.
The two women were visiting the Manialtepec lagoon near the surf and beach destination of Puerto Escondido in Oaxaca state when the attack occurred late Sunday, reported Said Silva, the head of the local civil defense office.
The lagoon is known for its stands of mangroves and for brackish waters that turn bioluminescent at some times of the year.
Silva said witnesses told officials the two Britons were swimming when one was attacked by a crocodile. The second woman was injured trying to assist the first.