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One-eyed gator pulls golfer into pond
CNN ^ | June 26, 2007

Posted on 06/26/2007 11:24:46 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia

VENICE, Florida (AP) -- A man who lost his ball in a golf course pond nearly lost a limb when a nearly 11-foot alligator latched on to his arm and pulled him in the water, authorities said.

Bruce Burger, 50, was trying to retrieve his ball Monday from a pond on the sixth hole at the Lake Venice Golf Club.

The alligator latched on to Burger's right forearm and pulled him in the pond, said Gary Morse, a spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Burger used his left arm to beat the reptile until it freed him.

"I saw him reach down to get his ball and he yelled" for help, said Janet Pallo, who was playing the fifth hole and ran over to drive the man to the clubhouse.

Burger, from Lenoir City, Tennessee, was taken to a hospital but was not seriously injured, Morse said Tuesday.

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TOPICS: Local News; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: alligator; golf; golfer
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To: Hi Heels

OOOOOPS!!! pardon that is # 7 not 1.


41 posted on 06/26/2007 5:10:17 PM PDT by Turret Gunner A20
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re: #7 The One-Eyed One-Horned Flying Purple People Eater
42 posted on 06/26/2007 5:16:30 PM PDT by Turret Gunner A20
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re: #7 The One-Eyed One-Horned Flying Purple People Eater One of my all-time favorite songs -- haven't heard it in about 40 years. Thanks.
43 posted on 06/26/2007 5:17:38 PM PDT by Turret Gunner A20
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To: Turret Gunner A20

Well — finally I got it right and my ‘puter sent it all. WHEW!!!


44 posted on 06/26/2007 5:18:42 PM PDT by Turret Gunner A20
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