Gator bites off man's arm

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Ack! This happened at the near-by lake where Hubby and I go camping and swimming!

On the TV news they showed the victim, the cooler with his arm in it, and the dead gator. :cold: Gator Rips Man's Arm Off | Live 5 News | Local News

12-foot gator bites off man's arm in Lake Moultrie; doctors try to reattach
By Andy Paras
Sunday, September 16, 2007

MONCKS CORNER — A 12-foot alligator bit off and swallowed a man’s arm this afternoon in Lake Moultrie.

Department of Natural Resource officers then shot the 600-pound gator and retrieved the Summerville man’s arm from its belly, DNR officers and witnesses said.

Doctors at the Medical University are trying to reattach the man’s arm.

Witnesses say Bill Hedden, 59, was snorkeling in the lake at the Short Stay Navy Outdoor Recreation Area when the gator attacked around 3:45 p.m.

DNR officers were called and shot the gator, then cut open its belly where they found the arm.

A group of people attending a Filipino religious gathering at the park offered their cooler and ice so the arm could be stored.

The man was airlifted to MUSC while an ambulance transported the arm to the hospital. A DNR officer escorted the ambulance.
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12-foot gator bites off man's arm in Lake Moultrie; doctors try to reattach
 
that so scary but better watch out for gators will bite at you!
 
We just visited the St. Augustine Alligator Farm yesterday and saw hundreds of alligators from little ones to big ones. It was neat... :)
 
YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!! That's scary!!!!!!! :Ohno: At least I hope his arm can be reattached.
 
snorkeling in the lake??? and most areas have posted warning signs...I hope he recovers quickly. But it's still no ones fault but his own...:ugh3:
 
On a tv show one time, they put a camera down a gator's throat to see the inside of the stomach. There were a lot of worms swimming around. They better clean that arm before reattaching it.

:barf:
 
RedFox said:
On a tv show one time, they put a camera down a gator's throat to see the inside of the stomach. There were a lot of worms swimming around. They better clean that arm before reattaching it.

:barf:
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Sadly, the doctors weren't able to successfully reattach his arm. :(
 
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