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Crowds of people accompanied the coffin of soccer player Jesus Lopez Ortiz in Guanacaste, northeastern Costa Rica, last week after his death following a crocodile attack. “Today we said goodbye ...
Jesús López's cousin also died after being eaten by a crocodile in the same river, 15 years earlier. Deportivo Cañas fans paid tribute to the athlete in the match following the incident. See also. List of association football players who died during their careers; Man-eater; References
Duangphet Phromthep. Duangphet Phromthep ( Thai: ดวงเพชร พรหมเทพ; 3 July 2005 – 14 February 2023) was the Thai captain of the Wild Boars football team that was rescued from Tham Luang Nang Non cave in 2018. He won a football scholarship to England in 2022. He died by suicide in 2023.
Pocho (crocodile) Pocho (around 1950–1960 – 12 October 2011) was a Costa Rican crocodile who gained international attention for his relationship of over 20 years with Gilberto "Chito" Shedden, a local fisherman who found Pocho dying on the banks of the Reventazón River and nursed him back to health. The crocodile refused to return to the ...
In 2006, he left to start a rival crocodile consultancy business alongside his wife, and later also took on an adjunct research role at Charles Darwin University. Britton and Smaug the crocodile ...
August 8, 2024 at 1:48 PM. RICHARD GRANDE/AFP via Getty Images. Renowned British-born crocodile expert Adam Britton was sentenced Thursday to more than 10 years and five months in jail in ...
Gustave is a man-eating male Nile crocodile that roams the Ruzizi river and the northern shores of Lake Tanganyika in Burundi, Africa. Gustave is rumored to have killed as many as 200–300 people. Though the actual number of victims is difficult to verify, he has obtained a mythical status and is greatly feared by the people in the region. [1] [2]
Andrés Escobar Saldarriaga ( Spanish pronunciation: [anˈdɾes eskoˈβaɾ saldaˈrjaɣa]; 13 March 1967 – 2 July 1994) [ 1] was a Colombian professional footballer who played as a center-back. He played for Atlético Nacional, BSC Young Boys, and the Colombia national team. [ 2] Nicknamed The Gentleman, he was known for his clean style of ...