Florida boy survives alligator attack Thursday after he jumped into a part of the lake off limits to swimmers, according to Fox35. Nine-year-old James Barney, the Florida boy survives alligator attack, fortunately is able to recall the details of how he survived what could have been his last encounter with wildlife.
Florida boy survives alligator attack at Lake Tohopekaliga last Thursday.
According to Fox 59 News, Barney told the tale of his dramatic alligator encounter at a news conference at Arnold Palmer Hospital in Orlando, Fla. on Friday, Aug. 8, 2014.
Florida boy survives alligator attack, and apart from telling his tale at the news conference, he also recalls the fateful day right from his hospital bed, reports The Telegraph.
According to The Mirror, the story of Florida boy survives alligator attack all began when Barney decided to take a dip in Lake Tohopekaliga in Osceola County, Fla. Unbeknownst to the nine-year-old, the alligator was already waiting for him and seconds later, he was snatched right then and there by the reptile.
APTN reported that the alligator was estimated to be about 9 foot (2.7 metres).
As the story of Florida boy survives alligator attack was told by the boy himself, awe was apparent to all those who listened.
Barney recalled, 'At first I thought someone was just playing with me and I didn't know what happened. I reached down to go grab it and I felt its jaw, I felt its teeth and I didn't know what to do'
It's a good thing that the boy, though very young, was quick to think during those types of situations and thus the incident ended with Florida boy survives alligator attack. The boy said he immediately punched the predator and therefore managed to force its jaws open enough so he could struggle free.
He said he hit the large reptile several times.
Barney added, 'So, then it was letting go a little and then finally I had enough strength left to pry its jaw open a little.'
Even as the Florida boy survives alligator attack, the alligator was unfortunately able to bite the young boy three times before he pried himself loose and got away.
According to APTN, after the Florida boy survives alligator attack, he was taken to a hospital in Orlando via chopper. He was still in good condition even after the daunting fight between man and beast, and doctors said the young boy was amazingly not complaining of any pain after his escape.
The Mirror reports that after the Florida boy survives alligator attack and was taken to the hospital, doctors found the boy with several wounds on his body. Injuries he was treated of included three bites to his upper body, 30 teethmarks across his chest and scratches across his back.
According to a Fox35, the boy was later found with an alligator tooth stuck in his back.
From his hospital bed, Barney gave a thumbs-up as reporters took photos.
According to The Mirror, after the Florida boy survives alligator attack and after receiving treatment, he is expected to be released from the Orlando hospital today.
According to The Telegraph, on Thursday, the swimming portion of the lake where the incident happened was closed due to trappers working to catch the alligator.
On Friday, trappers said they spotted the animal early but weren't able to catch it.
Today, it appears that the alligator has finally been caught by a trapper. According to The Mirror, the trapper caught the reptile at Lake Toho in St Cloud.
Florida boy survives alligator attack and officials were probably warning other people against swimming just anywhere when they said that the boy had been found in a non-swimming area.
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