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A man was killed early on Friday when an alligator attacked him during a late-night swim at a south-east Texas marina, according to police.
Orange police captain Robert Enmon said Tommie Woodward, 28, suffered severe trauma to a limb when he was attacked early on Friday morning at the private marina, which is along a bayou extending from the Sabine River near the Louisiana line. Orange County sheriff's deputies and a Texas game warden found his body nearby about two hours later. Police said Woodward, who lived near the marina in Orange, was swimming with a woman, but Justice of the Peace Rodney Price told KFDM-TV in Beaumont that the woman only jumped from a dock after he screamed for help. The woman was not hurt. Price said it appeared Woodward was bitten soon after he jumped in. The owners of the marina had recently spotted a large alligator on a few occasions, and put up a sign warning people to stay out of the water, Enmon said. They estimated that animal was longer than 11ft. The reptile could have been startled or was possibly protecting its habitat, Enmon said. "You've got to remember that alligators are a predatory species, they are territorial, and they will take advantage of an opportunity," he said. Authorities are not hunting the alligator but a private effort may be launched to capture it, he said. This was the first fatal encounter with an alligator that Enmon could recall in his 25 years in law enforcement. Source: Associated Press ******** another man saved his son from a gator, both were sent to the hospital and both lived, not to far from this attack a couple of weeks ago.. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/father-grandfather-save-boy-in-texas-alligator-attack/ |
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Wow. That's sad. What will they do with it? Do they move it or will it be shot because it's attacked? Are they in all your waters? We don't have them here.
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While it is terrible that this happened. There was a sign posted saying that there was a big alligator seen in and NOT to swim in there. The guy decided to ignore that.
Same with other similar situations. Skiing: sign posted don't ski in certain areas as it can cause avalanches.. people ski there.. they get killed doing it. Don't go into the wilderness to film bear.. people do it.. they get eaten It is sad, but it is a " shake your head" sad.. as in avoidable. |
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Edited by
IgorFrankensteen
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Sat 07/04/15 12:47 PM
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The version of the story about this particular guy, is that he was warned both by posted notices, and in person by the people maintaining the site. It is said that he was heard to shout "[expletive] the alligators!" before handing his wallet to someone else and leaping to what proved to be his death.
If true, it's yet another case of how you just can't help some people. |
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It is said that he was Im betting that there was a "Here, hold my beer" in there somewhere also heard to shout "[expletive] the alligators!" before handing his wallet to someone else and leaping to what proved to be his death. 
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Casting my vote for this candidate of the next Darwin Award.
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There are hundreds of gators in the park near here. I have ridden and walked near them but I'm not aware of any attacks in the park. Some are really, really big!
They spend a lot of time eating each other! |
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As much as it's sad for his family I find it hard to have sympathy for him, in fact it's selfish to even risk it if you ask me.
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people tend to forget that we are still a big part of nature/food chain... but stupid is stupid, no matter how you look it it.... sad all other animals get the stupid ones edited out, while we protect our idiots...
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people tend to forget that we are still a big part of nature/food chain... but stupid is stupid, no matter how you look it it.... sad all other animals get the stupid ones edited out, while we protect our idiots... cant argue there |
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 UGHHHHH And transferred/displaced reptiles after all those monsoon rains and flooding are going to establish their new territories --- just as the article stated. That 'FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN' is what caused so many residents in the lower precincts to drown or fail to get out of their homes as the water reached such hazardous depths! Mental fear of the snakes and alligators >>> Do alligators and poisonous snakes pose a threat to residents and emergency workers since their habitats have been flooded? Snakes, alligators and other wildlife are not normally a serious threat to humans in flooding conditions. Abandoned or stranded pets are more likely to pose a threat as they seek a meal after several days with nothing to eat. However, there is a perception in this part of the world by those who fear snakes and gators that getting into any water that is not a swimming pool invites a snake or alligator attack. I heard a survivor today say that he waited until the last minute to exit his flooding home because he was afraid of snakes that might be in the water. He eventually broke a second floor window to get out and was rescued from the roof of his home. So, even if these wild animals aren't a threat, the phobia some people have of them could have kept some from acting prudently to get out of their homes when the water rose and consequently caused their death by drowning as they were unable to escape as the water pinned them on the inside of their attic roofs. I am not aware of such a scenario, but we all know some people who are "scared to death" of snakes. Once the water recedes, there will be incidences of snakes and perhaps a few displaced alligators stranded in and around damaged structures, on streets, etc. http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/HurricaneKatrina/story?id=1087679 |
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Devildog_123 stated >>> While it is terrible that this happened. There was a sign posted saying that there was a big alligator seen in and NOT to swim in there. The guy decided to ignore that. Same with other similar situations. Skiing: sign posted don't ski in certain areas as it can cause avalanches.. people ski there.. they get killed doing it. Don't go into the wilderness to film bear.. people do it.. they get eaten It is sad, but it is a " shake your head" sad.. as in avoidable. I've been reading about more 'Bison Attacks' in Yellowstone National park; ever see how many of those stupid humans are getting 'OUT OF THEIR' vehicles to get that perfect photo of those huge bison up close or 'hey, look at that cute little calf' and momma bison runs them down and kills them --- STUPID HUMANS 
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