Overview

• Mauricio Hoyos, a Mexican researcher, was bitten while tagging sharks during a scientific expedition near Cocos Island.
• Authorities said he suffered severe injuries to his head, face, and arms and reached a San José hospital in stable condition after a 36-hour transfer.
• Local rangers and emergency crews were credited with keeping him alive during the evacuation from the island about 550 kilometers offshore.
• The shark was reported as a Galápagos shark, though officials have not confirmed the species.
• Hoyos led a mission under the One Ocean Worldwide Coalition that includes Fins Attached, whose chief executive called such incidents extremely rare and praised his conservation work.