An Arizona man was reportedly in critical condition after he was attacked by a crocodile at a popular tourist beach in Costa Rica.  
According to the local media, the man was identified as a 50-year-old Arturo Jonathan Betker. The attack left him with a mangled lower leg and a wound to his neck.

The Associated Press reported, the crocodile bitten the man at about 7:10 a.m. at the mouth of an estuary in Tamarindo, Guanacaste a town in northwestern Costa Rica hat is favored by surfers and Eco-tourists.

Pat McNulty, who works as a consultant and is a certified trained lifeguard in Tamarindo, a northwestern town favored by surfers and eco-tourists, said that, "It was a vicious attack, and he was bitten several times in the leg as well as the head."

"They were able to get him free, swim him to safety and then trained lifeguards responded and we administered first aid and called an ambulance."

"His friend saved his life and then we the lifeguards helped keep him alive," McNulty said. "It was a very traumatic scene, and all individuals attending him did a tremendous job."

According to McNulty, a few months ago there was a "minor incident" in which a smaller crocodile bit a person.

"We live in a country where there's large crocodiles, and people take for granted that when you go into a river that you're safe," the lifeguard said. "But the fact of the matter is that you need to be aware of your environment. We're in their world."

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