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Alligator Bites Off Teen Swimmer's Arm
- Published_at:2012-07-11
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:ViralGlobalNews
- tags: Alligator, Bites, Off, Teen, Swimmer's, Arm
- description: Kaleb Langdale, 17, survived the encounter yesterday in Florida's Caloosahatchee River in the US. Wildlife officers who caught and killed the alligator retrieved the arm, but doctors were unable to reattach it. "We found the alligator that was responsible," Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Jorge Pino said. "We were able to kill the alligator and dissect the alligator, remove the arm and transport the arm to the hospital to see if the doctors could reattach the limb." The teen was rushed to a Fort Myers hospital. His condition was not available early today. His friends told Fort Myers television station WBBH that while the arm could not be reattached, Langdale was in good spirits. The alligator went straight for Langdale as he was swimming, Matt Baker said. "It came at him and he put his arm in the way instead of letting it get to his body. It took his arm and him under," Baker said. Another friend said Langdale popped out of the water shortly after being bitten. "He was waving saying, 'Call the paramedics! My arm is gone!"' Gary Beck said. Wildlife officials were investigating what caused the alligator to bit Langdale. Last month, an airboat captain was giving a tour in southwest Florida when a three-metre alligator bit off his left hand. The Indiana family on the boat said the captain had hung a fish over the side of the boat and had his hand at the water's surface when the alligator bit him.
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