A California couple who tried to rescue a tourist during a deadly crocodile attack is warning travelers about dangerous swimming conditions in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.The attack occurred around 6:30 p.m.local time on Friday, June 26, the Jalisco State Police (JSP) confirmed to Fox News Digital.Jamie Yetter and her fiancé, Chris Bury, saw the attack unfold while they were swimming nearby.
They attempted to help the victim, who was identified as Irving Mauricio, 28, of Mexico City.EXTREME DEATH MADE FATAL CAVE DIVE PERILOUS AT LUXURY HONEYMOON DESTINATION"We were at the pool when we heard some screams down at the water … We thought he was just stuck in the rip current," Bury told Fox News Digital.Yetter and Bury, of Orange County, were both on swim teams and are used to pulling people out of rip currents, she said. Jamie Yetter and her fiancé, Chris Bury, tried to rescue a tourist during a deadly crocodile attack in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.The couple, pictured above, were on a family trip celebrating a high school graduation.
(Jamie Yetter and Chris Bury)When Bury got in the water, people warned him there was a crocodile. "I saw that [the victim] was kind of struggling," he recalled."There was … no one around that could help save him."OLDER TRAVELERS WHO SKIP KEY STEP BEFORE POPULAR VACATION ACTIVITY COULD BE RISKING THEIR HEALTHBury, 48, quickly grabbed a kayak, but there were no oars. "I laid on my stomach and paddled with my hands to get out there," he recounted.Meanwhile, Yetter and her daughter were on the beach and watched the incident unfold.The 12-foot-crocodile (not pictured), that attacked a man, has been captured by officials.
(Orlando Ramirez)"Every time the man would resurface, [he] was deeper and deeper into the ocean," she said.Yetter, 42, wanted to run into the water and help, but she worried there could be other crocodiles in the water, she said.UP CLOSE AND SCARY: JUVENILE GREAT WHITE SHARK EMERGES OFF COAST AFTER WINTER MIGRATION"It was ...