An influencer saved an elderly man from a crocodile attack in Mexico: "He's safe and sound at home."

In recent days, a content creator from the city of Tampico, Mexico, identified as Moisés Jones, saved an elderly man from being attacked by a crocodile in the Cortadura Canal.

According to the YouTuber's social media post, he was walking around his house, like every morning, when he noticed a man in the water.

Concerned, he approached to offer help, but the man told him he was just swimming. Before continuing on his way, the influencer warned him that crocodiles often appear in the area.

"I asked him to leave for safety, but he said he'd be right out," Moisés revealed on Facebook. After walking a few meters, the young man saw an animal swimming toward the man.

"I ran back to the man to tell him to leave immediately because the crocodile was coming in that direction," the influencer added in the post. As soon as the citizen was alerted, another person heard them and decided to support the YouTuber.

Once the elderly man landed, the content creator offered to drive him home, but the man refused, claiming he knew how to get there on his own. Despite this, some relatives contacted the young man, stating that the person in his video had been reported missing.

Following the rescue, Moisés shared a new post in which he commented that the protagonist of the story had been identified as Hermenegildo Uribe , an elderly man who disappeared in Ciudad Valles.

According to the young man, the man was located hours later by some social media users, which helped his family reunite with him and take him to their residence in San Luis Potosí, where they have lived for several years.

"Thank you so much to everyone for your kind comments. It was simply the right thing to do. The man is now safe at home. I've also been in touch with his family, and everything is going very well, " the YouTuber said on social media.

Although the story was reported by local media, it is still unknown how the man ended up in the Cortadura Canal, where he was found by the young man.

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