Florida man survives for THREE DAYS in the swamp after an alligator bites off his arm when he attempted to swim through a lake: 'Not the smartest decision a Florida boy can make'

Dailymail ^ | 8 Sept 2022 | HARRIET ALEXANDER

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A Florida man survived for three days in a swamp after an alligator ripped off his arm while he was attempting to swim in the lake - a move he admits was 'not the smartest decision a Florida boy can make.'

'I look over and there's a gator on my right-hand side,' he told 10 Tampa Bay.

'She got my forearm so I grabbed her like this, she was trying to roll by.'

Merda said he was dragged underwater three times, but he fought back, and eventually, the alligator left - with his arm.

'Bones poking out, muscles, if I try to move my fingers, you could see it twitching,' he said.

Merda said he walked for three days until he found a fence and saw a man who he asked to help.

'I said a gator got me arm, he said, 'holy smokes man!'

The rescuer said he found Merda naked and bloodied in the swamp.

'They cut the fence they helped him up, and he actually walked to the ambulance.'

Merda was immediately flown to Sarasota Memorial Hospital, where doctors amputated the remnants of his arm.

[DUMBGRUNT]

Florida Man hangs tough.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Oh no! Not Florida Man!

[DUMBGRUNT]

“Do not feed the gators and you guys know who you are, throwing rocks at them, I’ve seen it on the job sites, leave them gators alone,” Merda warns.

[DUMBGRUNT]

—”Oh no! Not Florida Man!”

YES! “And he only got one arm cause an alligator bit it”

[FLT-bird]

GO GATORS!!!

[moovova]

"A Florida boy can survive..." - Hank Williams Jr.

[blueunicorn6]

Alligators make nice boots and luggage.

Otherwise, they’re just a danger.

[moovova]

Alligator tail’s pretty good eatin’.

[Reily]

Are you thinking of a business opportunity here - Florida Man Arm Fed Alligator Tail?

[Larry Lucido]

If he was a lawyer he’d be saying “My Rolex!”

[Alas Babylon!]

I’m kind of awed by this. Tough guy.

[I-ambush]

I keep hearing “Amos Moses” in my head.

[piasa]

Democrat alligator...leaves Florida Man disarmed.

[Tom Tetroxide]

‘Tis but a flesh wound for F.M.!

[Caipirabob]

Florida man makes yet another “methstake”.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Florida Man is going to have to get in contact with those Million Dollar Man robotics guys.