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Man Is Killed by Alligator in Texas While Swimming, Despite Warnings From Local Officials Not to
ktla
Posted on 07/04/2015 1:32:27 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Orange County Police were called to Burkart’s Marina near the Louisiana state line early Friday morning....
Orange County Justice of the Peace Rodney Price told CNN affiliate KFDM that Woodward ignored verbal warnings and a posted “No Swimming Alligators” sign and seemed to mock the deadly creatures before going in the water.
“He removed his shirt, removed his billfold … someone shouted a warning and he said ‘blank the alligators’ and jumped into the water and almost immediately yelled for help,” Price said.
The “No Swimming Alligators” sign was posted this week after a 10-foot alligator was spotted in the bayou waters.
Witness heard ‘An alligator’s got him’
“Please do not go swimming, there’s a bigger alligator out here. Just please stay out of the water,” witness and marina employee Michelle Wright said she told Woodward.
TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: alligator; swimming; texas; unngh; wildlife
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posted on
07/04/2015 1:32:27 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Blank the alligators.. Not a good first step..
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posted on
07/04/2015 1:33:20 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
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To: BenLurkin
The sign clearly stated that there were no swimming alligators.
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posted on
07/04/2015 1:34:06 PM PDT
by
Flag_This
(You can't spell "treason" without the "O".)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
07/04/2015 1:34:44 PM PDT
by
Lurker
(Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
To: Flag_This
He died doing what he loved.
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posted on
07/04/2015 1:34:53 PM PDT
by
JohnnyP
To: BenLurkin
Maybe he just misunderstood the sign. If there were, in fact, "No Swimming Alligators" he probably figured he'd be OK in the water ... obviously he figured wrong.
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posted on
07/04/2015 1:35:34 PM PDT
by
glennaro
To: Flag_This
That’s because they don’t swim after a big meal.
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posted on
07/04/2015 1:35:59 PM PDT
by
BykrBayb
(Lung cancer free since Nov '07. Soon to be colon cancer free. ~ Þ)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
07/04/2015 1:36:07 PM PDT
by
tpmintx
(Gun free zones are hunting preserves for unarmed people.)
To: BenLurkin
Donald Trump can replace the Miss Universe Pageant with the Darwin Awards as we have a prime candidate in Mr. Woodward (or what’s left of him) right here.
Add some sexy announcers in bikinis, some CGI recreations of the award winners and he’s got an instant hit.
To: BenLurkin
Did he say “ hold muh beer”. ?
We have a pond on our property and there are alligators in the pond, they have been seen. I can't imagine anyone stupid enough to jump in for a swim.
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posted on
07/04/2015 1:39:30 PM PDT
by
Ditter
( God Bless Texas!)
To: BenLurkin
Have you ever tried warning an alligator to not eat a swimmer? Sometimes they just don’t listen.
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posted on
07/04/2015 1:40:08 PM PDT
by
USNBandit
(sarcasm engaged at all times)
To: BykrBayb
"That’s because they don’t swim after a big meal." Safety first.
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posted on
07/04/2015 1:42:24 PM PDT
by
Flag_This
(You can't spell "treason" without the "O".)
To: Flag_This
Reminds me of the sign on a local neighborhood street.
SLOW CHILDREN AT PLAY.
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posted on
07/04/2015 1:43:10 PM PDT
by
Ditter
( God Bless Texas!)
To: Ditter
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posted on
07/04/2015 1:45:14 PM PDT
by
Flag_This
(You can't spell "treason" without the "O".)
To: BenLurkin
Should have got a bigger boat...
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posted on
07/04/2015 1:45:41 PM PDT
by
Las Vegas Ron
("Medicine is the keystone in the arch of socialism" Vladimir Lenin)
To: Las Vegas Ron
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posted on
07/04/2015 1:46:07 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
07/04/2015 1:46:32 PM PDT
by
deport
To: Ditter; Salamander; TheOldLady; Semper Mark; humblegunner; Eaker
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posted on
07/04/2015 1:48:44 PM PDT
by
shibumi
("Cover it with gas and set it on fire.")
To: BenLurkin
Looks like the alligators blanked him.
To: BenLurkin
Click the Pic
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posted on
07/04/2015 1:51:22 PM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
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