Overview
- YouTuber Moisés Jones captured an 87-year-old man swimming in the crocodile-infested Canal de la Cortadura just seconds before a large reptile known locally as Juancho closed in.
- Two passersby ignored the swimmer’s initial refusal for help and pulled him from the water moments before the crocodile reached him.
- Relatives in Ciudad Valles saw the viral footage and recognized the swimmer as Hermenegildo Uribe Ruíz, who had been reported missing since August 11.
- Authorities have not yet issued a formal identification or provided details of any medical follow-up for the rescued man.
- Local NGOs and municipal officials have renewed warnings against entering crocodile habitats and are bolstering surveillance around the canal and nearby Laguna del Carpintero.