Central Florida woman survives alligator attack, faces weeks of recovery

WSVN-TV7 ^ | JULY 17, 2024 | Staff

[Red Badger]

Gator PING!...................

[blueunicorn6]

They make nice boots and purses.

[desertsolitaire]

How can you tell ahead of swimming that there are alligators lurking? Is there a method?

[tired&retired]

Is that in/near Tampa?

[ProtectOurFreedom]

"...not go into bodies of water where alligators are known to lurk"

Gotta have situational awareness of the FR Lurkers, too.

[Nervous Tick]

>> A licensed trapper subsequently put the alligator down following the incident and was euthanized

WHY was the TRAPPER euthanized??!? Lordy, what’s in the water down there?

[Magnum44]

There isnt much creepier than swimming in the black waters of swamps and Florida rivers. I used to SCUBA dive in springs in Florida back in the 70’s. Some we would drift with the spring flow for a few miles enjoying looking for fossils or just the crystal clear water. Then at some point you would get close to the river, and from under water it looked like you were about to run into a black wall. That’s where I exit the water. Your mind just knows as soon as it goes black, there’s a gator waiting for you. LoL.

[Nervous Tick]

>> How can you tell ahead of swimming that there are alligators lurking? Is there a method?

Send your spouse, or a friend, in ahead of you?

[null and void]

I can just see them sitting at sewing machines in a purse factory...

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Rachél Thompson said she went for a morning run and decided to take a dip in the river...

I think I see the problem.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

How can you tell ahead of swimming that there are alligators lurking? Is there a method?

A good rule-of-thumb is:

Florida + Puddle = Alligator

[Red Badger]

If it’s wet, there’s a gator in it................

[Indy Pendance]

“I’ve heard a lot of these stories and I’ve heard a lot of tragic stories, lost lives or lost limbs,” she said.

Yet you decided to take a dip. Smart.

[Red Badger]

🙄😏................................

[Georgia Girl 2]

” how can you tell ahead of swimming that there are gators lurking?”

You walk to the edge of the water and stoop down and put your hand in. If it comes out wet there’s gators. 😏

[Red Badger]

I think so....................

[Georgia Girl 2]

Yes.

[Red Badger]

Yes. Old Florida method:

If you put your hand in it and it comes out wet, there’s a gator in it....................

[John S Mosby]

Or best way a long nylon tether line securely tied to a whole chicken. Don’t wrap the line around you or your hands- can sorta pull them up.... maybe. Just a joke.