Man Drowns Trying To Cross Raging River On Bicycle
José Abel Mayorga López, 43 years old, apparenlty had a death wish. Or at least that is what it appears like to the authorities, as the man died attempting to cross the Río Grande after a heavy rain.

The man was dragged 800 metres (1/2 mile) by the strong currents in the area near Casitas, Nicoya.

The vendor of chayotes in the small community was seen enter the river and did not heed to the calls of neighbours and began peddling at full speed to beat the swollen river.

"Hey, where are you going, the water is too high", one neighbour said he yelled out to the man who did not look back and was quickly swept up by the water and disappeared from his sight.

Others say they saw the man shortly before entering the river sitting at a nearby bar and had a few drinks, enjoying the "fruits" of his labour.

Police, under the intense rainfall, kept a lookout for the man who was not to be seen. It wasn't until the morning daylight that a cousin of Mayorga found the body that had been pressed up against the tree on the rivers edge. The bicycle however was never found.