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A diver was decapitated by a 19-foot-long great white shark in Mexico in the first fatal shark attack of the year.
  • A great white shark decapitated a diver in Mexico in the first fatal attack of the year.
  • When he was attacked, Manuel Lopez was diving to collect mollusks in Tobari Bay.
  • Divers had been warned about sharks in the area, but Lopez continued as he needed to make a living.

A 19-foot-long great white shark decapitated a diver in Mexico in the first fatal shark attack of the year.

Manuel Lopez was diving to collect mollusks in Tobari Bay when he was attacked and killed in front of a fisherman on January 5, according to Tracking Sharks.