Exotic Incident #872

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Labelle, FL - USA

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11/04/2006

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Summary:

The owner of a nature preserve was bitten by an 8-ft-long alligator and dragged 15 feet into the water after he tried a stunt of jumping on the alligator’s back for a ride and wrestling the alligator. The man suffered a shattered pinky, broken ring finger, and puncture wounds to his hand. Despite the incident, he stated that he wss unlikely to give up alligator wrestling.