An American surfer was attacked by a crocodile while crossing a river in Tamarindo, Costa Rica, on July 22. Doctors had to amputate his lower leg, local media reported.
Yet the surfer, identified as 59-year-old Jonathan Becker, may have people, rather than the animal, to blame for his injury—at least in part.
Becker was crossing the river Playa Grande’s estuary early on Friday morning. The estuary divides Tamarindo’s Pacific coast beaches and surfers often cross it.
The Playa Grande estuary in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Screenshot of Google Earth
