Local authorities have taken down the purple flag on Melaque beach warning of potentially dangerous marine life in the water.
Authorities raised the flag after a 26-year-old woman died in an attack by a shark less than 25 meters from the shore, beside an inflatable platform where she was swimming with her young son.
Following the incident, the Melaque and Barra de Navidad beaches were both closed. They later reopened to the public but with the purple flag flying.
Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro said the decision to lift the purple flag on December 9 was taken after “analysis and meetings between the three levels of government, as well as specialists and experts in marine species.”
He called the death of María Fernanda, a student in marine biology at the Universidad de la Costa, an “isolated” case and denied there were any risks for bathers since the “animal is no longer present.”
Alfaro stressed that Jalisco hadn’t registered a similar incident for over six decades.
The governor highlighted measures that have been taken in response to the attack, including the removal of the inflatable slides, and the installation of two new lifeguard towers.
“Permanent monitoring will be maintained on the beach by Cihuatlán and Jalisco Civil Protection officers, as well as the Mexican Navy and fishermen’s cooperatives,” he said.