Crocodile Attacks California Teen, Drags Her Underwater at Mexico Resort

A California teen's getaway suddenly turned into a nightmare when a crocodile attacked and dragged her underwater at a Mexico resort.

Kianna Hummel, 18, is now at the MarinHealth Medical Center recovering from "extensive muscle and tissue damage," People reported.

Reports noted that the incident involved a 12-foot-long crocodile, and the attack happened at the Marriott resort in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico on July 18.

Crocodile Attacks the California Teen in a Mexico Resort

NBC News reported that Kianna Hummel and a friend went to the waters for a late-night swim in the ocean outside their resort.

While standing on the beach, the California teen said the crocodile appeared from the ocean and chomped down on her right leg before dragging her into the water.

"It went for my right leg and pulled me under the water and then went for my left leg and pulled me back into the water again," said Kianna Hummel, who went to the resort for her pre-college getaway.

Despite the appalling situation, the California teen tried to remain calm as she continued to hit the massive reptile as hard as she could until it released her leg.

"I didn't think I was getting out that second time... That was just really bad," she told KGO.

According to New York Daily, bystanders, including a resort employee, helped Kianna Hummel fight the reptile off. One of the bystanders who helped the California teen described the incident as "one of the craziest and scariest things" she encountered.

Sarah Laney, the bystander, stressed that she would never forget when the crocodile's head went out of the water. She said they threw things at the reptile, such as shoes, rocks, and anything they could find, but to no avail.

"It was really a tug-of-war. It was four or five times. We'd get her out of water, and then it would pull her back in," Laney noted.

The resort employee struck the crocodile with a hunk of wood, and that forced it to finally let go of the California teen, and she was taken away to safety.

Kianna Hummel said she was grateful to the people who helped her during the incident. "I don't think I would have gotten out without them," the California teen noted.

California Teen Not Warned About the Crocodile in the Waters

In a review she wrote on Tripadvisor, Laney's friend, Natalie, said Hummel and her friend were not warned about the crocodile. She noted that the sign at the main entrance that has the "warning" is 20 feet off to the side.

"I understand that you [Mexico resort] don't want to scare guests, but the following day there should've been big yellow signs to warn the attack," Natalie noted.

Meanwhile, Marriott spokesperson Kerstin Sachl said they were aware of the incident. Sachl noted that the Marriott Puerto Vallarta had appropriate signage, such as red flags to indicate caution in the area and night patrolling.

She said they were reviewing their plans often and work closely with authorities "on an ongoing basis." Sachl urged all their guests to be "vigilant" for their safety.

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Written By: Joshua Summers

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