Exotic Incident #491
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Gainesville, FL - USA
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Incident Date:
24/09/2002
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Summary:
The director of the Kanapaha Botanical Gardens was working in one of the park’s water lily gardens when an 11-ft alligator, MoJo, bit off his right arm just below the elbow. MoJo was harpooned, shot, and his stomach slit open to retrieve the arm, but surgeons were unable to reattach the arm. The man was listed in fair condition.