A holiday weekend swim turned frightening when a woman was seriously injured and airlifted to a local hospital after being attacked by an alligator in Brevard County, Florida, on Saturday afternoon.
"We're hanging out about waist to chest deep in the lake, next thing you know a girl starts screaming and luckily a couple guys reacted and grab her," eyewitness Dave Nygard told ABC News."I thought she was more or less joking around ... next thing you know we pull her out and her side and her thigh was open. So then about 30 seconds later I see a gator head pop up. It was every bit of 8 foot.
"We have a female who was allegedly bit by an alligator. She was out in the woods, swimming in a lake, from what we understand," Brevard County Fire District Chief Thomas Uzel said."She was classified as a trauma alert and she was transported to Holmes [Regional Medical Center].""I mean, it's scary," Nygard said."Just thankful a little kid wasn't in the lake at the time, because more or less the gator probably would've gotten the kid.
A fish and alligator has crashed
Okay, I heard two statements I firmly disagree with: It's okay to swim at a lake in Florida named 'Wilderness' Park. 'Aligators are more afraid of us'.
No surprise there!
What can I say, it's Florida.
People in their right mind think 🤔 that swimming in any lake in Florida is safe . You were crazy or drunk. Sorry lady. Hope you get better.
Who the fuck swims anywhere but a swimming pool in florida? Ooooh... Idiots
When I moved to Florida, I learned to live by this saying: 'even a kiddie pool could have a gator in it'. No thanks. I hope she makes a full recovery.
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Ugh, the passive voice in this headline
still alive, so😶. G-d protects fools and babies.
EVERY pond of lake in Florida should have signs posted saying...'These waters 'have' or 'will have' alligators in them...! Seriously...as a child was mauled a few years back in one of Disney World's ponds...Fact
prayers.
we have to have a gator attack every once and a while to keep the northerners out of our lakes and estuaries
My God, I hope she recovers quickly. Oh dearest maker of humans, earth, sun and sky don't let this woman die. With the best doctors at her side and angels for their guides, St. Luke especially take glee in helping this woman to a miraculous recovery. Help her heart, body, & soul.
How’s the gator? Did he find something else to eat?
Do your job Trump!!! 🤔
Someone didn’t tell him that “Florida” “lakes” and “swimming” don’t go well toghether
When normal people ran this country alligators would have been hunted into extinction instead of allowing them to kill humans and their pets.
It’s just stupid to swim in a Florida lake.
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V sad news may she recover quickly
if my friend says “I’m gonna swim in a lake in Florida” I call the suicide hotline on him
tRump county for ya.
Obviously she didn't bother getting permission before swimming in His Lake...
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