Huge 15ft crocodile stalks terrified Brits at popular beach resort

A HUGE crocodile stalked terrified holidaying Brits at their beach resort.

The 15ft beast was spotted four times in a week. 

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And trippers slammed the hotel and travel firm Tui for not closing the beach in Mexico.

Paul Purdy and Caroline Morris first saw the saltwater croc last Saturday at the Hotel Riu Vallarta in Nuevo Vallarta, Pacific coast.

Ex-firefighter Paul, 55, told how a lifeguard blew his whistle as the croc cruised close to the shore.

He said: “It was terrifying, like a scene from the movie Jaws. We’d only just been in the sea ourselves a few minutes earlier. People were screaming and began to run out of water, there was panic."

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Paul and fiancée Caroline, 57, said the croc was seen three more times and red flags warned not to swim.

The dad-of-three, of Poole, Dorset, said: “They should close the beach.

“They say it’s your responsibility, it’s nuts.” Saltwater crocs up to 20ft are often displaced from a nearby nature reserve by storm surges.

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Last year US student Kiana Hummel, 18, was dragged into the sea and bitten on the leg at a nearby resort. Paul, still on his break, said: “We’ll have to keep our eyes peeled.”

TUI said: “There are elements, such as wildlife which are outside of our control. The hotel team followed all the correct safety measures.”

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