US EditionNearly 7-foot alligator attacks Florida man, bites him on the leg
- A 79-year-old man in Florida was attacked by a nearly 7-foot alligator while walking on a golf course. He was bitten on the leg and airlifted to the hospital for treatment.
- The alligator, a 6-foot-9-inch female, was captured and removed from the area by a licensed trapper from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
- Alligator attacks in Florida are rare but can occur when humans and alligators are in close proximity. Residents are advised to be cautious around bodies of water, especially during alligator mating season.
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79-year-old hospitalized after alligator attack at Florida golf course community
By Rebekah Riess and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A 79-year-old Florida man was bitten by a nearly 7-foot-long alligator Thursday morning at a golf course in Naples, according to local authorities. The man told deputies he was on a walk at the Forest Glen and Golf Course community, where he lives, shortly after 5:00 a.m. Thursday when an alligator came up and bit him in the leg, according to a Facebook post from the Collier County Sheriff’s Office. …
79-year-old hospitalized after alligator attack at Florida golf course community - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
(CNN) — A 79-year-old Florida man was bitten by a nearly 7-foot-long alligator Thursday morning at a golf course in Naples, according to local authorities. The man told deputies he was on a walk at the Forest Glen and Golf Course community, where he lives, shortly after 5:00 a.m. Thursday when an alligator came up and bit him in the leg, according to a Facebook post from the Collier County Sheriff’s Office. “I’m bleeding. I don’t know how bad it…
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