- The scuba diver has been identified as Manuel Lopez .
- The diver was attached Jan. 5 by an 19-foot shark but was not reported until Thursday by TrackingSharks.com.
- Lopez was collecting ax tripe, a mollusk similar to a scallop and is found at a depth of 36 to 59 feet.
- The way the mollusk are pulled from the ocean floor generates sounds that may attract sharks.
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The incident occurred in Mexico's Tobari Bay, and most Most local divers had not been in the ocean for several days prior due to warnings about sharks in the area.
