See you later, alligator! 10ft Florida predator is caught and will be killed – after mauling man who washed hands in reptile’s murky pond
- The huge reptile is set to be euthanized after attacking the man on Thursday
- Officials confirmed that the worker, from Arkansas, was able to free himself
- Authorities captured three alligators while searching for the culprit
A massive alligator is set to be euthanized after biting a man’s arm while he washed his hands in a murky pond.
The 25-year-old man was attacked at around 11am in Sanibel, Florida, with the predator biting his right arm on Thursday.
Officials from the Sanibel Fire Department said he was able to free himself and call 911, with witnesses making a tourniquet for him before medics arrived.
He was rushed to an area hospital, with serious injuries to his right forearm with his current condition unknown.
The 25-year-old man was attacked at around 11am in Sanibel, Florida, with the predator mauling his right arm and causing him to lose ‘a lot of blood’
Officials captured three alligators, but the largest one was the one that carried out the attack – and was a whopping 10 ft long
Officials from the Sanibel Fire Department said that he was able to free himself and call 911, with witnesses making a tourniquet for him before medics arrived
Authorities confirmed the man was from Arkansas and had been washing his hands in the pond before the attack.
At around 2pm, first responders were able to get the alligator out of the pond, with Florida’s Fish and Wildlife managing to trap the beast.
Officials captured three alligators, but the largest one was the one that carried out the attack – and was a whopping 10ft long.
Sanibel Fires’ Division Chief Tim Barrett said: ‘He’s a big guy, he said his arm was hurting pretty good.
Florida’s Fish and Wildlife managed to trap the beast along with three others that were in the pond
Sanibel Fires’ Division Chief Tim Barrett is warning locals and visitors to be cautious around the water – even pools
‘But he’s a pretty tough old boy. Lost a lot of blood, but he’s fine.
‘A pretty good size gator…about 8 to 10 feet gator came up and grabbed him by the arm. It was a bit of a struggle.
‘Sometimes they will use a big hook, and a large piece of meat and throw it out there and catch him.’
Gators are common in Florida and Chief Barrett said they respond to these types of calls more often than expected.
He is now warning locals and visitors to be cautious, adding: ‘Pretty much every body of water has an alligator in it, including some swimming pools.’
The man’s current condition is unknown, but it is thought that he is recovering from the attack in hospital
Gators are common in Florida and Chief Barrett said they respond to these types of calls more often than expected
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