Life-saving wife: You won’t believe what a S.C. woman used to fend off an alligator attacking her husband
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Life-saving wife: You won’t believe what a S.C. woman used to fend off an alligator attacking her husband
SUN CITY HILTON HEAD, S.C. — A 77-year-old man was enjoying himself while gardening in his back yard when he was attacked by an alligator who suddenly appeared from a nearby pond, according to Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.
Vero Beach police shoot 'aggressive' alligator near porch of home
VERO BEACH — A concerned officer fatally shot an aggressive 8-foot 11-inch long, 210-pound alligator spotted crawling near the back porch of a home last week, police said. The incident happened less than half-a-mile from Rosewood Magnet Elementary School. “The alligator had made its way to a screen-enclosed back door to a residence. A supervisor on scene deemed the large alligator as aggressive and made the decision to humanely dispatch it,” Ver…
You came with a stake: his wife rescued the pensioner from the mouth of an alligator
On April 9, Joseph Roeser was gardening in the backyard of their home in the Sun City Hilton Head retirement community when an alligator emerged from a nearby pond and attacked him. His wife, Marian, heard his cries for help and sprang into action: “I grabbed the first thing I could find — a tomato stake — and started hitting the alligator in the eyes and head with it,” Marian Roeser said. The quick and effective response was crucial: The alliga…
South Carolina woman fights off 8.5-foot alligator with tomato stake to save husband
Alligator lunges at couple in backyard garden A woman in South Carolina heroically fought off an eight-and-a-half-foot alligator with a tomato stake after the reptile attacked her husband while they were gardening. The shocking encounter took place in a retirement community where Joe and Marian Roeser, both in their 70s, reside. Without warning, the massive alligator lunged at Joe, biting into his leg as he worked near a pond. Marian, reacting i…
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