Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Gator Update: Water Hazard Edition

Thanks to Jeff Meyerson for the link.

One-eyed gator pulls golfer into pond - CNN.com: "ENICE, Florida (AP) -- A man who lost his ball in a golf course pond nearly lost a limb when a nearly 11-foot alligator latched on to his arm and pulled him in the water, authorities said.

Bruce Burger, 50, was trying to retrieve his ball Monday from a pond on the sixth hole at the Lake Venice Golf Club.

The alligator latched on to Burger's right forearm and pulled him in the pond, said Gary Morse, a spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Burger used his left arm to beat the reptile until it freed him.

'I saw him reach down to get his ball and he yelled' for help, said Janet Pallo, who was playing the fifth hole and ran over to drive the man to the clubhouse."

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