A man was attacked in a horrific mauling by an alligator seen lurking underwater as shocking video shows the animal fighting trappers.
The alligator was captured in a pond in Sanibel, Florida on Thursday afternoon following the attack earlier that day.
The Sanibel Police Department received a 911 call shortly after 11am after a man was bitten in a pond near a general store on the island.
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According to officers, the man was washing his hands in the pond when the alligator attacked.
The man was able to free himself and call law enforcement as people at the scene applied a tourniquet until medical assistance arrived.
The victim suffered a serious injury to his right forearm and was taken to a hospital by Lee County EMS.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission arrived with a trapper and caught the alligator at around 2pm.
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Video showed the animal being dragged away from the pond as it snapped at officials.
The gator was well-known as he spent his days in the pond next to Bailey’s Market on Sanibel.
“He was by the water’s edge, where the gator is known to be, and the gator reached up and grabbed his arm,” said Dr Benjamin Abo, Sanibel fire’s medical director.
“On his arm was a pretty deep tear, on his flesh of his arm there,” he said. A chilling photo showed the man’s bloodied arm after the attack.
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“The man was sitting there with a temporary tourniquet which is one of the things that saved his life,” said Abo.
It’s likely the gator will be euthanized following its capture. Abo urged people to be cautious when they’re near the water.
“The biggest thing is to understand what can happen, and the best thing would be to prevent it, so to be careful near the water’s edge, especially brackish water.”
The man will thankfully be able to keep his arm after the attack since fire crews got to him quickly.
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