And great white shark decapitated a diver in waters off the coast of Mexico in front of a group of fishermen surprised by the tragic scene they witnessed.
Manuel López was diving for mollusks off the beach of San José in Tobari Bay, on the west coast of Mexico, when the shark attacked him on January 5. In the first deadly shark attack of 2023.
López, a man in his 50s, had his head separated from his body by the 5.7-meter-long shark.
The fisherman José Bernal told the Syrian Tracking Sharks that López “was diving when the animal attacked him, tore off his head and bit both shoulders.”
Lopez had been diving to a depth of about 60 feet to collect scallop callus, a scallop-like mollusk, at the bottom of the ocean when the shark attacked.
They had detected the presence of sharks
Bernal said there were sightings of several sharks in the waters in the days leading up to the attack, adding that fishermen had been taking care of the animals.
“Local divers had been warned about the presence of sharks in the area and most did not go in the water for several days,” he said.
Some people had abstained due to shark sightings. But the shellfish shortage caused increased demand in the area, prompting López to decide to dive.
Great white sharks can measure up to 6 meters and weigh up to two tons, with up to 300 serrated teeth.
Having a strong sense of smell, sharks can swim at speeds of up to 56 km/h, usually hunting seals, sea lions, dolphins and turtles.
Experts say humans can be mistaken for seals, especially when wearing wetsuits, and attacks on humans are often considered “experimental.”
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