Mexico

Woman Fatally Attacked by Shark while Swimming with 5-Year-Old Daughter

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A 26-year-old woman tragically lost her life in a shark attack while swimming with her young daughter off the coast of Melaque, local authorities reported. The incident took place on Saturday as the mother was attempting to help her 5-year-old daughter onto a floating play platform approximately 75 feet from the shore. The shark attack resulted in a severe injury to the woman’s leg, which was ultimately severed. Despite immediate efforts to save her life, …

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Teen Bludgeons Boyfriend’s Mother to Death With Rock

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In a shocking case out of Ohio, a 17-year-old girl, Kaitlyn Coones, is facing trial as an adult for the murder of her older boyfriend’s mother, 53-year-old Nicole Jones. Prosecutors allege that Coones, who had recently left her foster home to live with her boyfriend, Jonathan Jones, 33, had given him an ultimatum of five hours to kill his mother, who disapproved of their relationship. According to Detective Jake Albright of the Sylvania Township Police …

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Toddler’s Fatal Fall From Hyatt Resort Balcony

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The final photograph of Nico Carter, a one-year-old boy, reveals the unseen peril he was in just before he tragically fell nine stories from a balcony in Mexico. The image, part of a wrongful death lawsuit filed by his parents against Hyatt Hotels, shows Nico standing next to a sliding glass door on a balcony overlooking a beach in Puerto Vallarta, with one foot precariously over the edge. The lawsuit alleges that a floor-level window …

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Mosquito Swarm Delays Flight, Causes Chaos in Cabin

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A flight in Mexico was delayed for several hours due to an unexpected invasion of mosquitoes in the cabin. The incident, which took place on October 6, occurred on a Volaris flight scheduled to fly from Guadalajara to Mexico City. Unbeknownst to the passengers, a swarm of mosquitoes had also boarded the aircraft, causing a significant delay. The incident was captured on video by passenger Elizabeth Esmeralda Minjarez Corona. The footage shows flight attendants attempting …

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Bodies of Six Missing Young Men Found Badly Beaten

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In a remote area of Zacatecas, a north-central state in Mexico, the bodies of six young men were found on Wednesday. Alongside them was a lone survivor, severely injured but in stable condition. The discovery comes in the wake of the abduction of seven teenagers from the same area over the weekend. The identities of the deceased have not been officially confirmed, but an anonymous government source has reportedly verified to Reuters that the bodies …

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Tragic Plane Crash at Gender Reveal Party Sparks Safety Concerns

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A festive gender reveal event in Mexico took a tragic turn when a stunt plane involved in the celebration crashed, resulting in the death of the pilot. The incident, captured on video and shared on social media, showed the couple at the center of the celebration holding hands in front of a brightly lit sign that read “Oh Baby,” surrounded by their loved ones. The Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee aircraft, which was part of the spectacle, …

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Mother that strangled her rapist, sentenced to prison

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On Monday, a Mexico State Court found 23-year-old Roxana Ruiz guilty of homicide with “excessive use of legitimate defense” for strangling a man to death with a t-shirt after he raped her. She was sentenced to six years and two months in prison and ordered to pay over $16,000 in restitution to the family of her attacker. The decision has sparked protests and backlash, with Ruiz’s defense attorney Ángel Carrera calling it “discriminatory” and stating …

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Bus falls off cliff, killing at least 18

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The authorities in Mexico have reported that a bus has fallen off a cliff in the western part of the country, leaving 18 people dead and over 30 people injured, including a few minors. The Nayarit prosecutor’s office said that the bus fell approximately 50 feet into a ravine on Saturday night. The accident took place near a highway that connects Tepic and Puerto Vallarta, a common tourist destination. Photographs released by the Nayarit Security …

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8 bodies found at Cancun resort

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The authorities in Cancun, Mexico are working to identify eight bodies that were found dumped in the Caribbean resort. Oscar Montes de Oca, the head prosecutor for Quintana Roo, has promised to do additional searches and identifications in response to the families of missing people. Over the weekend, the police searched wooded areas and cenotes (sinkhole ponds) to locate the corpses. With over 112,000 people missing in Mexico, the search for clandestine gravesites is becoming …

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7 dead after gunman attack popular resort

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The serenity of La Palma Resort was instantly shattered when seven people were killed by ruthless attackers, who had no qualms about firing shots indiscriminately, including at a 7-year-old child. After they were done with their carnage, they took the security cameras and monitor and fled the scene. The victims were 3 men, 3 women and a child, and their deaths have sent shockwaves through the resort and beyond. The authorities have yet to identify …

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