{"id":26453,"date":"2023-12-04T09:09:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T09:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/berkshiredoulas.com\/?p=26453"},"modified":"2023-12-04T09:09:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T09:09:09","slug":"hero-mum-dies-saving-daughter-5-from-shark-that-rips-leg-off-on-packed-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/berkshiredoulas.com\/world-news\/hero-mum-dies-saving-daughter-5-from-shark-that-rips-leg-off-on-packed-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Hero mum dies saving daughter, 5, from shark that rips leg off on packed beach"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    A heroic 25-year-old mum has died after a shark \u201cripped off\u201d her left leg.<\/p>\n

    The horror incident was witnessed in Playa Melaque, Jalisco, Mexico, on Saturday (December 2), claiming the life of Maria Fernanda Martinez Jimenez. Reports posted to social media suggest that she had been in the water with her five-year-old child who escaped from the incident unharmed.<\/p>\n

    Tributes have since been laid at the site where she was pulled from the water. Horror scenes of that effort to save her have since circulated on social media, showing people pulling her onto land. Despite these efforts, the severity of the attack saw her succumb to her injuries.<\/p>\n

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    Her injuries were said by one person who posted footage as \u201csevere\u201d. According to Opinion Sonora, she had gone some 20metres out from the shore when the incident occurred but managed to get her child onto an inflatable before the shark pulled her away. The outlet reports that her leg was \u201cpulled-off\u201d and she drowned at the scene.<\/p>\n

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    Deeply unsettling images from the scene show a person lying motionless in the sand after desperate efforts to carry her up the beach. People mill and flock around with a sense of panic while distressed shouts and cries can be heard.<\/p>\n

    Tributes have since been posted online, with one person writing: \u201cI want to express my condolences, love and support to the Martinez Arregu\u00edn family, for the sensitive passing of Maria Fernanda Martinez Jimenez. <\/p>\n

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    "I accompany in your pain and sorrow to this great family that I appreciate as my own, especially at this moment to my great friend Angel Martinez. I am with you all. Iba\u00e9, Rest In Peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

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