Alligator bites off swimming teen's arm in Florida

[Teh One Who Knocks]

The Associated Press


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MOORE HAVEN, Fla. (AP) — A Florida teenager has lost his right arm below the elbow to an attacking alligator.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Jorge Pino told Fort Myers television station WBBH the teen's arm was still inside the 11-foot alligator when it was hunted down and killed Monday evening.

The television station reports 17-year-old Kaleb Langdale was rushed to a Fort Myers hospital but the arm couldn't be reattached.

Langdale was swimming in the Caloosahatchee (kal-oos-ah-HAT'-chee) River near Moore Haven when the attack occurred.

Matt Baker says the gator swam straight at Langdale. It bit the teen's arm and pulled him under water.

Another friend, Gary Beck says Langdale popped out of the water, screaming "my arm is gone."

Officials say it's alligator mating season and attacks are not uncommon.

[redred]

so the animal gets killed because the girl went into it's domain :roll:

[Hal-9000]

*waves*

[KevinD]

This was a guy that lost his arm.

<gets up on soap box>

This is what happens when "environmentalists" go apeshit. During my youth, alligators were put on the endangered species list, and of course all hunting/killing of them was outlawed. I can remember thinking at the time that Alligators weren't endangered, they were everywhere in the south. Now, they are off the list, but are still protected from hunting (at least in Texas) and there isn't a single body of water in the south that doesn't have them. There are many lakes/rivers that used to be good fishing/recreational areas that are over runs with gaters. It's ridiculous.

Now, I'm sorry the boy lost his arm, but not sorry at all the gator is dead. I f-ing hate gators.