Posted on 06/07/2016 4:51:47 PM PDT by Gamecock
LAKELAND, Florida - Lakeland police responded to Lake Hunter following a 911 call from fishermen who reported seeing an alligator with a human body in its mouth on Tuesday morning.
Police say that the alligator swam away but that they were able to recover the body.
According to Lakeland Police spokesperson Sergeant Gary B. Gross, the body appeared to have been in the lake for more than a day and it is unknown if the person was attacked by the alligator. No identification has been made yet on the body which appears to be a male of unknown age. The body was transported to the medical examiner for a cause of death determination.
Meanwhile, a private trapper along with Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission officials remain at Lake Hunter this afternoon to attempt to catch the alligator.
Alligators are opportunistic predators with an indiscriminate appetite that includes fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, and even fruit.
Did they recover the human corpse from the gator?
How? By trading a PBJ sandwich on pumpernickel bread?
My uncle had a great story about playing Golf near Nairobi, Kenya back in the late 60's.
Lions are a posted hazard on the course. If you accidentally hit one they would usually wander off to let you play your ball but it was an automatic two stroke penalty plus your drop if the lion didn't move.
"Ceterum censeo Hillary esse delendam."
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
Troy Landry could take care of that.
Three shots to get out.
One with a 7 iron and two with a 45.
And especially Bulldogs and Seminoles.
Maybe the local gangs could not drive the body over the the St John River were the missing gangsters are usual dumped in that gator invest driver .
Yeah I’m pretty sure that after reading that story about the dead gangster dumped into the river with cement shoes that this is what they’re doing. I’ll keep my eyes open and see if they release information with tattoos or something.
My sister and brother in law live in Lakeland.
Dang! Looks like a golf outing in Jurassic Park!
"Hold mah beer while I retrieve that ball ..."
Hopefully we’ll take care of them this weekend in the Super Regional.
Knew a gal in school nicknamed ‘Gator’.
She’d get her jaws around you, then go into that ‘death spin.’
Gee, I certainly didn’t mean to kill a great alligator thread with my late-night, salacious wool gathering/reminiscing.
Shoot. Shovel. Shut up.
I’ve never been there. We usually visit Palmetto and Anna Maria Island, but perhaps some day.
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