Posted on 11/30/2006 2:14:17 PM PST by N. Theknow
LAKELAND - Adrian Apgar can be thankful that Carlos Mayid heard his cries for help Wednesday morning.
Mayid was at his home on United Drive about 3:45 a.m. when he heard the faint sound of screaming from nearby Lake Parker. Grabbing his cell phone and flashlight, Mayid walked toward the sound. He called 911 as he neared the shore and could hear a man in the dark lake.
"I asked him what was wrong, and he said, 'A gator got me,'" Mayid said.
As reported later today the beastie was 11' 8" long around 600 pounds.
Click link for rest of the article.
Unfortunately The Ledger is part of the NYSlimes so no full post of article.
A clear case of Darwinism in action.
So in California, we don't have to worry about gators.
We only have mountain lions, coyotes and rabid liberals to fear.
What was it he was yelling?
MR. SMEE!!!! MR. SMEE!!!!
Crikey?
But what a strange story. The deputies who wrestled the gator were on Greta's program last night, and as mentioned above, the guy was naked and high on crack, at 4 a.m.! Could anything be more strange? But I kept hoping that Greta would ask who placed the call to 911, so this article answers that question.
Yes, a Darwin award is certainly in order for this guy!
I first heard this on FOX Radio news last night. They said, "Alligator tries to eat naked crackhead," then went on to say the man was in critical condition. That's perhaps a bit more straight forward than necessary.
Do those things normally get that big??
Yes.
LOL...why on earth would he get near an alligator in the first place? And even worse..naked?
Clearly the alligator has some issues.
No sometimes their even bigger this one should have drowned him and saved the taxpayers money to put him back together again.
They can get twice this big
Less than 10% of them reach this length. Record is disputed as to largest ever. One claim was over 19 feet and another claimed it was ONLY 15 feet.
When I spent one summer after college as a guide in the Okeefenokee Swamp near Waycross, GA, the ones there averaged 9-12 feet.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.