Overview
- Patricio was bitten a few meters from the shore in Tulum while playing in shallow water, and his brother pulled him out after the family saw a tail leaving the area.
- A local orthopedist cleaned and sutured the leg wound and told the family it was a shark bite.
- The family returned to Mexico City the next day, where a physician reported no muscle, nerve or fluid involvement and no deeper damage.
- Marichelo Puente shared the incident on Instagram to urge caution near shorelines and said her son is recovering at home and not yet bearing weight.
- Coverage cited International Shark Attack File data showing 65 unprovoked shark attacks and 12 deaths worldwide in 2025.