Posted on 06/17/2002 12:17:59 PM PDT by Shermy
SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. -- An 11-foot alligator attacked a 10-year-old Central Florida girl Sunday during a Father's Day outing, according to Local 6 News.
Megan Roe and her brother, Eric, were swimming with their father in the Withlacootchie River when they noticed what appeared to be a giant log floating near them.
The log was an 11-foot alligator that jumped out of the water and attacked the girl.
When the alligator attempted to drag her into deeper water, Megan's father jumped on it, Local 6 News reported.
"He grabbed right here, clamped on and then my dad put his finger in his eye," Eric Roe said.
When the alligator's eye was gouged, its jaws released the girl.
"My dad jumped in the water and started pulling her and then I got onto the shore and started pulling my dad," Eric Roe said.
The girl was rushed to Arnold Palmer Hospital in Orlando, Fla., in stable condition.
Officials closed the park on Hog Island until wildlife officials captured and destroyed the alligator.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission said that the attack might have been a territorial attack by the largest gator they've seen in the area, according to Local 6 News.
There have been about 300 alligator attacks in Florida since the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission began keeping records in 1948. Officials said that 12 of the attacks were fatal.
I demand a Congressional investigation into these "unexpected" alligator attacks immediately!!!
Expect a lawsuit from PETA and to have his house burned down by ALF.
Happy Gilmore?
Awww, why'd they kill it, it was just trying to eat. They should have just let it eat the kid. </sarcasm off>
Amos Moses
(Jerry Reed)Amos Moses was a Cajun. And lived by himself in the swamp
Hunting alligator for a living. Knock 'em on the head with a stump
The Louisiana law's gonna get you, Amos
It ain't legal hunting alligator down in the swamp, boyNow everybody blamed his old man for raising him mean as a snake
When Amos Moses was a boy, his Daddy would use him as alligator bait
Tie a rope around his waist, throw him in the swamp
Alligator bait on the Louisiana bayouChorus:
Just about 45 minutes southeast of Tipidow, Louisiana
There lived a man called Duck Bill Sam and his pretty wife Hannah
They raised up a son that could eat up his weight in groceries
Named him after a man of the cloth. They called him Amos MosesNow folks in South Louisiana said Amos was a helluva man
He could trap the biggest, meanest alligator. He only had to use one hand
That's all he got left 'cause the alligator bit him. Ha ha!
Left arm gone clean up to the elbowHere comes Amos
And you should have seen his pretty wife, Hannah
Well, the Sheriff got wind that Amos was in the swamp hunting alligator skin
So he hid in the swamp, "I'm gonna get you boy."
He never did come out again.
Well, I wonder where the Louisiana Sheriff went to?
Sure can get lost in the Louisiana bayou
Well, I wonder where the Louisiana Sheriff went to?
Sure can get lost in the Louisiana bayou
Well, I wonder where the Louisiana Sheriff went to?
Sure can get lost in the Louisiana bayou
That's what Dad's are for. Thank God for fathers.
Good Dad...I love reading stuff like this.
FMCDH
Roger ALL that!!
"Nyuknyuknyuknyuknyuknyuk...(POING!) Ow! Ow! Ow!"
Two alligators are sitting on the edge of a swamp. The small one turns to the big one and says; I don't understand how you can be so much bigger than me. We're the same age, we were the same size as kids... I just don't get it." "Well," says the big alligator, "what have you been eating?" "Lawyers, same as you," replies the small alligator. "Hm. Well, where do you catch'em?" "Down at that law firm on the edge of the swamp." "Same here. Hm. How do you catch'em?" "Well, I crawl under a BMW and wait for someone to unlock the door. Then I jump out, bite'em, shake the sh!t out of 'em, and eat'em!" "Ah!" says the big alligator, "I think I see your problem. See, by the time you get done shakin' the sh!t out of a lawyer, there's nothing' left but lips and a briefcase..."
Krikey!, That's one mean Croc. To make him give up the girl, I'll have to circle around, and stick my thumb up his bum, and then, He's powerless.
If they do call, tell them to fu** off.
FL has a lot of nasty wildlife and you have to respect them.
Did he get this move off a WWF?
On being informed of the incident, Steve had the following to say...
"By crackee, he's a BEAUTY! You're alright sweetheart."
That was my first thought, but thank G-d dad was able to save his little girl.
Well, more than likely, that is what you know who would say. Ping her, I dare you. LOL
The eye must be the only place on this armored reptile that is vulnerable to bare-handed attack.
There's a posterior opening that might be a bit more messy, but might be just as effective if ripped open... :)
Additionally, I'd think the throat area would be prone to tearing if one's fingers were able to poke into it hard enough.
Dogs have very powerful necks, and can turn their heads so fast that you would have little chance. Larger dogs have teeth and jaws that can easily break your arm, and then they pull and shake, which breaks and shreds even more things.
If attacked by a large dog, and there is no other thing to do (DON'T run! If you do, you will be on the ground fast, and then your head and neck will be mauled faster than you can believe), do the following:
Right hander: Lower yourself just a tiny bit, right foot back, leg straight and locked, left leg in front, knee bent slightly, braced for being hit hard. Extend your left forearm of your weak hand (left handers,please reverse) out in front of you, blocking. Make sure the forearm is high enough that the dog has to jump. He will go for it. Keep that forearm between the head of the dog and your neck, as far in front of you as you can, make a fist, and be prepared to have that forearm shredded. As soon as the dog leaps, use your right hand to grab the nearest front leg, now off the ground. Endure the blinding pain, and twist and yank that leg and do your best to break it and rip it right off of the dog.
Twist, rip, pull, yank, and shake it. Their legs are like kindling. Do NOT let go! Do NOT fall down! When he lets go (and he will), hang onto that leg and start spinning as fast as you can, twisting the leg, and throw the dog as far and high as you can. You will survive, and the dog will not come back.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A Central Florida girl is telling a harrowing story of being pulled from the jaws of a 400-pound alligator by her dad.
Megan Roe, 10, and her brother were rafting along the Withlacoochee River in Sumter County Saturday, WESH NewsChannel 2 reported.
That's when an 11-foot alligator latched on to her leg, and her father grabbed hold of the gator's head, officials said.
"He pulled me up, and when he got hold of me, he put his fingers in the gator's eyes so it would let me go," Roe said.
Megan said her father, Earl Roe, is a hero for saving her life. He said it's something any parent would have done with their child's life in danger.
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