American man, 65, and woman, 60, are killed after ‘being chopped up by a boat propeller’ while snorkeling off the coast of Cancun
- An unidentified 65-year-old man and 60-year-old woman died in the waters near Isla Mujeres, just off the coast of Cancun, in a boat accident
- The pair boarded a Squalo Adventures tourism boat to an area where the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea meet to snorkel among artificial reefs
- It is not immediately clear what caused the accident or who was responsible
Two American tourists have allegedly been killed by a boat propeller while snorkeling in Mexico.
An unidentified 65-year-old man and 60-year-old woman died after they were reportedly chopped up by a boat propeller while snorkeling in the waters just off the coast of Cancun, the Mexican outlet Noti Carib reported on Friday.
The American pair boarded a Squalo Adventures tourism boat to an area where the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea meet to snorkel among artificial reefs and sunken ships, the outlet said.
It was there that they sustained their injuries from the boat propeller.
The outlet said one of the bodies was taken to Isla Mujeres while the other was taken to Cancun.
It is not immediately clear what caused the accident or who was responsible, the outlet reported.
Other news outlets have reported that the couple drowned, and that they were also Canadian. DailyMail.com reached out to police to clarify.
An unidentified 65-year-old man and 60-year-old woman died after being chopped up by a boat propeller while snorkeling in the waters just off the coast of Cancun
The pair boarded a Squalo Adventures tourism boat to an area where the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea meet to snorkel among artificial reefs and sunken ships
Back in October, an American tourist was shot and wounded in Cancun after two assassins leapt off jet skis and sprayed a beach gift shop with bullets, killing two workers inside.
The woman, named as Kanya, was struck while browsing the store on the Playa Tortugas around 2pm.
She is not believed to have been targeted by the executioners, but got caught in the crossfire of their shooting.
Afterward, the assassins sprinted back to their jet skis and fled the scene. The victims have not been named, and no arrests have been made.
According to Noti Caribe, Kanya was taken to Amerimed clinic, where she was denied treatment because she did not have enough money to cover the medical expenses.
Kanya was then transferred to Cancún General Hospital, where she was in stable condition and remained under observation for at least five days.
Video footage from newspaper De Peso showed Kanya being wheeled to an ambulance and asking for water while a female friend stood by her side.
The outlet also reported that the airline that Kanya flew with to Cancún was charging her a fee to change the date of her return flight back home.
Quintana Roo State Attorney General’s Office said the U.S. Embassy had contacted Kanya’s family and was assisting them in the process, De Peso reported.
A State Department source told DailyMail.com that they are aware of the injured woman’s situation and stands ready to provide necessary assistance.
A 30-year-old American woman, identified as Kanya, was wounded in October at a beach in Cancún, Mexico, after two gunmen stepped off their jet skis and opened fire, killing two male workers outside a gift shop before escaping
Cancún forensic workers record evidence near the body of one of the two male workers who were gunned down by a pair of assassins at Playa Tortuga. The attack left a US tourist with a gunshot wound
Violence in the coastal state, which is home to resorts like Cancún, Playa Del Carmen and Tulum, has declined somewhat from the high levels of 2018 and 2019, when there was an upsurge in killings. There were 209 killings in the state in the first four months of 2021, down from 266 in the same period of 2020.
Drug cartels operate in the state, which is known for a lucrative retail drug market and as a landing spot for drug shipments.
However, tourists have rarely been targeted in gang violence.
In January 2017, a shooting at a music festival in Playa del Carmen left three foreigners and two Mexicans dead. Prosecutors have said that shooting was motivated by low-level drug sales.