Image capture of video by Bavaro Digital via YouTube Account - A video recorded in a mobile shows seven men cautiously approaching the shark before they dragged the animal back to shore
- Reports said the incident happened in a beach area near the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana, where in fact, some members of the hotel’s staff were involved
- Stacy Sorino, the Hard Rock hotel’s spokesman, said that “corrective measures” are being taken against the employees involved
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic – Another sea creature lost its life in the hands of tourists and lifeguards in the Dominican Republic after the mob dragged it out of the water to take selfies.
Stephen Messenger mentioned in his article for The Dodo published on June 17 that a video recorded in a mobile shows seven men cautiously approaching the shark before they dragged the animal back to shore.
As the men approached the shore while pulling the shark, the animal tried hard to escape from the hands of its captors, but it was all going in vain. The animal seemed to be tangled in the rope of a life preserver, the reason it was unable to swim freely.
In one part of the video, the life preserver was even inserted in the mouth of the shark, as the seemingly tired animal lies helplessly on sands surrounded by lifeguards and tourists. One man can be seen holding the dying creature’s tail fin in the air as he posed for a photo.
Reports said the incident happened in a beach area near the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana, where in fact, some members of the hotel’s staff were involved.
An article by Valerie Edwards for Mail Online said that Hard Rock Hotel is aware of the incident and the management is not happy with it, as Stacy Sorino, the hotel’s spokesman said that “corrective measures” are being taken against the employees involved
“That is absolutely against our standards of protecting animals as we protect our guests,” said Sorino.
Hard Rock also showed a similar reaction to the incident on Twitter, as they posted a tweet saying, “As Hard Rock does not condone this behavior, we are taking this situation seriously. Staff involved will face appropriate action.”
This is not the first time a marine animal was killed in the hands of tourists hungry for a selfie and photos.
Kicker Daily reported that earlier this year, a rare baby dolphin has died on the beach after a mob of tourists pulled it out from the ocean so they could take selfies with it.
A video of the incident also emerged that time showing the body of the marine mammal lying motionless on the floor of Santa Teresita beach in Buenos Aires, Argentina while dozens of people surround it.
The Franciscana dolphin had been passed around among tourists as they all took out their phones and posed for selfie pictures.
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