The News Minute | August 16, 2014 | 01:05 pm ISTSwimming can cease to be fun if a gigantic crocodile gives you a chase. A swimmer, off the coast of Mexico's Playa del Carmen, had a close brush with death after a hot pursuit by a huge crocodile. Manuel Carrera, a videographer captured the crocodile's trail "not long ago" from the overhanging Boca Paila bridge in Sian Ka'an, reports Huffington Post. He also uploaded the video on his Facebook page.Post by Manuel Carrera.One of the observers throws an object at the crocodile to distract it, and the swimmer escapes to safety.