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Surfer victim paddling to shore on his surfboard. Photo Rafael Laurent, Surfingnationmag.com
An american surfer had to have his leg amputated after being attacked by a crocodile in Tamarindo beach, Guanacaste on Friday.
The first news came in a 7:00am, that of Arthur Jonathan Cker (according to La Nacion report), 59 years of age, while surfing was dragged by wave into the estuary, where he was attacked by the reptile.
Cker had severe bites to his right leg and some scratches on his face, right hand and other body parts that required stitches, explained the director of the Hospital Enrique Baltodano Briceño (in Liberia), Zeydi Herrera.
According to Herrera, the man was admitted in critical and unstable condition and was immediately sent to the operating room, where he underwent
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