Blackshirtsguru Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — A tour bus of U.S. senior citizens defended themselves against a group of alleged muggers, sending two of them fleeing and killing a third in the Atlantic coast city of Limon, police said Thursday. One of the tourists — a retired member of the U.S. military about 70 years old — put assailant Warner Segura in a headlock and broke his collarbone after the 20-year-old and two other men armed with a knife and gun held up their tour bus Wednesday, said Luis Hernandez, the police chief of Limon, 80 miles east of San Jose. The two other men fled when the 12 senior citizens started defending themselves. The tourists then drove Segura to the Red Cross, where the man was declared dead. The Red Cross also treated one of the tourists for an anxiety attack, Hernandez said. The tourists left on their Carnival cruise after the incident and Hernandez said authorities do not plan to press any charges against them, saying they acted in self-defense. "They were in their right to defend themselves after being held up," Hernandez said. Hernandez said Segura had previous charges against him for assault. In a media statement, Miami, Fla.-based Carnival Cruise Lines said the Wednesday incident occurred during an outing at a Limon beach that the group of passengers had arranged on their own. "According to witnesses, while sightseeing at a local beach, the group of guests were approached by three assailants, one of whom was armed," the statement said. "The victims struggled with the armed perpetrator, and were able to disarm him. During this process, the gunman's two accomplices fled the scene. In the course of disarming and restraining the assailant, he died from apparent asphyxiation." Neither the Costa Rican police nor Carnival identified the man involved in the struggle with the mugger. The cruise line said the guests were questioned by local law enforcement and then returned to the ship. The ship's departure from Limon was slightly delayed to await their return. All of the guests involved have opted to continue with the cruise, according to a Carnival statement. Quote Link to comment
HuskerNCo Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 "They were in their right to defend themselves after being held up," Hernandez said. Duh..do you think! You go Grandpa! Good for them although I'm very glad no one else was hurt. It is kind of scary though, going to foreign countries these days for vacation, not that I would know what a vacation was or is??....been awhile. Quote Link to comment
Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Red Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Never mess with an old man with a walker. Quote Link to comment
BIGREDFAN_in_OMAHA Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 I took a Carnival cruise a few years ago to Cozumel for my honeymoon and we took a dune buggy tour of the island. The tour guides were natives and led us through some questionable areas where I thought we might have to ward off car jackers or worse. It appears to be a pattern that Carnival might want to address. Quote Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 I've been on two Carnival cruises with my wife and we have went through a few shady areas as well on some tours. Quote Link to comment
MCAT800 Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Way to go pops!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment
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