Arrested Development - Ex-Pats Mexico

The RCMP says a story about a young man from B.C. on holiday in Cancun, Mexico, who was kidnapped outside a bar, forced to fight two other tourists, shot in the shoulder and dumped in the water where he was attacked by crocodiles, is a fabrication.
'The details of this story were troubling from the beginning.'
—RCMP Cpl. Jennifer PoundThe Hollywood-style story was reported by at least one major television news program in B.C. earlier this week, based on unconfirmed claims made by the man's family members.

CBC News contacted the man's family on Wednesday, who insisted the story was true, but Mexican authorities would not confirm any of the details.

Then on Thursday, Richmond RCMP said that after speaking to Mexican authorities about the report, they determined the family's story was untrue.

Piddle in wrong puddle
RCMP said the incident began when a 20-year-old man decided to urinate in a crocodile lagoon in the resort area of Cancun, despite signs in English and Spanish warning of its toothy inhabitants. Alcohol was a factor, police said.

The man apparently was bitten on the leg by a small crocodile and fell on the rocks in the water, where he was attacked by some other 30-centimetre crocodiles, said Cpl. Jennifer Pound, in a statement released on Thursday.

Small crocodiles are capable of causing injury, but would not be able to drag someone under water, said Pound.

The man was taken to hospital where he received basic first aid for his injuries and refused further treatment. He later returned to Richmond where he was checked out by local hospital staff and released.

'False accusations' harmful: police
Neither the man or his family has yet to comment publicly on the story, but police said it was important to set the record straight.

"The details of this story were troubling from the beginning. It was absolutely necessary to get to the bottom of it in order to advise the public of a more truthful depiction of events," said Pound.

"These kinds of false accusations can be detrimental to a country such as Mexico that thrive on tourism. If tourists are too scared to travel because of false information, then we are doing that country a disservice if we don't seek clarification," she said.

Several other crocodile attacks on intoxicated tourists who have gone for swims in a lagoon in Cancun have been reported in recent years.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/10/02/bc-cancun-crocodile-attack.html

Do ya know what the deadliest sport in all the world is?

It's fishin that combined with booze
a large percentage of the time, they find the drownee still holdin on ta Big Jim & The Twins

Sounds like our tourist should be grateful if he still has his privates

Yes, this is the little basterd who I was asking questions about on the other string. His mother works with my wife and had us contacting everyone we knew in Mexico to find out what was going on after his friends called and told her this story. How embarrassing for her as she had told everyone about this and even confirmed the story after he arrived back here in Vancouver on Tuesday night. Needless to say he is going to be one sorry little man.

Cheers,

Bob

It'd be embarrassing, telling the story of how you wrestled the crocks, all the while, trying ta get Jim & the Twins ta safety!!

I don't think he'll have to worry about those little fellows when his mom is finished with him......hehe

Bob

Go git im, ma!