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Alligator Rips off Woman's Arm in Florida Cana

EMCSEMCS Member Posts: 4,063
edited September 2012 in General Discussion
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Alligator Rips off Woman's Arm in Florida Canal
LEESBURG, Fla. September 26, 2012 (AP)

Authorities say an alligator ripped off an elderly woman's arm in a Florida canal.

Joy Hill, a spokeswoman with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, says the woman was in critical condition.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office identified the victim as 84-year-old Carol Hough of Leesburg.

Hough's neighbor, Delmas Zickefoose, told the Orlando Sentinel (http://thesent.nl/QxqdCn) that he saw Hough flailing in the 4-foot-deep canal that runs behind their mobile homes.

It wasn't clear how Hough ended up in the water.

The alligator will be killed so authorities can perform a necropsy, which is common procedure to make sure the animal won't attack again.

And the attacks aren't uncommon: a teenager lost part of his arm to a gator in July, and an airboat captain lost a hand while feeding one in June.

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  • grumpygygrumpygy Member Posts: 48,464 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    necropsy=an autopsy performed on an animal


    quote: which is common procedure to make sure the animal won't attack again

    I would hope it can't attack again.
  • Mr. PerfectMr. Perfect Member, Moderator Posts: 66,437 ******
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by grumpygy
    necropsy=an autopsy performed on an animal


    quote: which is common procedure to make sure the animal won't attack again

    I would hope it can't attack again.
    I'm sure that's why they chose to kill it... to make sure.[:o)][:o)]
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    Some will die in hot pursuit
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    Some will fall in love with life
    And drink it from a fountain
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  • andrewsw16andrewsw16 Member Posts: 10,728 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    They wiggle too much when the necropsy is done on a live one. [;)]
  • Marc1301Marc1301 Member Posts: 31,895 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The ones in canals, and community lakes are the ones that become dangerous.

    Some idiot has fed that gator before by dumping a chicken carcass,.....etc.

    They have a very small brain, and while they have a natural fear of humans in the wild, all it takes is to associate 'food' with how a human appears to them.
    "Beam me up Scotty, there's no intelligent life down here." - William Shatner
  • bullshotbullshot Member Posts: 14,721 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by EMCS
    Also see
    Mr. Perfect post It's legal
    http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=573551

    Alligator Rips off Woman's Arm in Florida Canal
    LEESBURG, Fla. September 26, 2012 (AP)

    Authorities say an alligator ripped off an elderly woman's arm in a Florida canal.

    Joy Hill, a spokeswoman with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, says the woman was in critical condition.

    The Lake County Sheriff's Office identified the victim as 84-year-old Carol Hough of Leesburg.

    Hough's neighbor, Delmas Zickefoose, told the Orlando Sentinel (http://thesent.nl/QxqdCn) that he saw Hough flailing in the 4-foot-deep canal that runs behind their mobile homes.

    It wasn't clear how Hough ended up in the water.

    The alligator will be killed so authorities can perform a necropsy, which is common procedure to make sure the animal won't attack again.

    And the attacks aren't uncommon: a teenager lost part of his arm to a gator in July, and an airboat captain lost a hand while feeding one in June.



    Wonder how the gator got the tape off of his mouth? [:D][:D]
    "Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you"
  • Mr. PerfectMr. Perfect Member, Moderator Posts: 66,437 ******
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by bullshot
    quote:Originally posted by EMCS
    Also see
    Mr. Perfect post It's legal
    http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=573551

    Alligator Rips off Woman's Arm in Florida Canal
    LEESBURG, Fla. September 26, 2012 (AP)

    Authorities say an alligator ripped off an elderly woman's arm in a Florida canal.

    Joy Hill, a spokeswoman with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, says the woman was in critical condition.

    The Lake County Sheriff's Office identified the victim as 84-year-old Carol Hough of Leesburg.

    Hough's neighbor, Delmas Zickefoose, told the Orlando Sentinel (http://thesent.nl/QxqdCn) that he saw Hough flailing in the 4-foot-deep canal that runs behind their mobile homes.

    It wasn't clear how Hough ended up in the water.

    The alligator will be killed so authorities can perform a necropsy, which is common procedure to make sure the animal won't attack again.

    And the attacks aren't uncommon: a teenager lost part of his arm to a gator in July, and an airboat captain lost a hand while feeding one in June.



    Wonder how the gator got the tape off of his mouth? [:D][:D]
    I'm still trying to see the relevance to my post, which was about media bias.
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    And fiery auto crashes
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    While sifting through my ashes
    Some will fall in love with life
    And drink it from a fountain
    That is pouring like an avalanche
    Coming down the mountain
  • COLTCOLT Member Posts: 12,637 ******
    edited November -1
    quote:Some idiot has fed that gator before by dumping a chicken carcass,.....etc.


    Excatly! Against the law to feed wild gators in a lot of areas...and a lot of times its the idiot enviro greenie animal do-gooder whacks that do it!

    The gators end up needing to be killed because the chumps feed 'em and the gators become "friendly" w/humans, which = danger to humans...idiots...[;)]
  • bullshotbullshot Member Posts: 14,721 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Loosen up ........ it was a joke. [:D]
    "Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you"
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