Posted on 06/24/2019 9:28:44 AM PDT by Perseverando
A South Carolina man found dead in a pond with “bite marks” on his body Saturday may have been killed by an alligator, authorities said.
A police helicopter discovered the body in a large pond on Kiawah Island while conducting a search for a man who had been reported missing hours earlier, the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
Police said they suspect the body is of the missing man based on appearance, although it has yet to be confirmed. The man first went missing at 10 a.m. Saturday. The helicopter was called in after police dogs tracked the victim to the pond behind his property.
An autopsy will determine the unidentified man’s cause of death – and whether he was mauled by the gator after he died, the department said. The state’s Department of Natural Resources is assisting in the investigation.
There have been two known deaths in South Carolina resulting from an encounter with an alligator, the Post and Courier reported. Less than a year ago, a New York kindergarten teacher was walking her pet border collie near a lagoon when an alligator came out of the water and dragged her under.
“The deceased individual had bite marks and wounds consistent in appearance with an alligator encounter,” the statement read.
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So his ‘ex’ isn’t a suspect?
Must have tasted bad.
If the victim had been female this would be the perfect setup for a Marv Albert joke.
Kiawah is one of the most elite beach and golf resorts/communities on the Atlantic seaboard. Lots of wetlands and golf course ponds for gators to live in.
The ‘endangered’ gators have the run of Kennedy Space Center. Are the still listed?
Not any more. I read there are 1.3 million gators in FL alone.
Some of us are in Texas!
Grew up in SC and loved nothing more than swimming in local ponds.
Now a days? You can’t pay me enough.
Where was Bill Clinton? Were there bite marks on the lip?
Never mess with an alligator.
They are faster than they look.
Retired back to the LowCountry;) However, it is not a good idea to walk anywhere near water - you cannot know if it is ‘fresh’, ‘brackish’, or salt. Gators prefer fresh water, but they cab be found any place where there is food. Don’t feed them!!!!!!!
You wanna see a gator - go to a zoo.
I’m from FL. If there is a body of water there’s a gator.
I was just there on Kiawah Island 3 weeks ago
Got up close and personal with an 8’ gator
There’s a gator in the bushes, he’s calling my name
And a saying come on, boy, you better make it back home again
There’s many roads I’ve traveled but they all kinda look the same
There’s a gator in the bushes, Lord, he’s calling my name
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTR13MV4fqc
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Were they really large bite marks made by huge teeth? I’m betting it was AOC.
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