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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 10:23 pm

'Aggressive' Gator Kills Burglary Suspect
AP
Posted: 2007-11-13 22:45:55
Filed Under: Nation News
MICCOSUKEE TRIBE INDIAN RESERVATION, Fla. (Nov. 13) - A man who jumped into a lake to flee police was killed by an alligator more than 9-feet long, officials said Tuesday.

The man, whose name has not been released, was allegedly burglarizing a vehicle in the parking lot of the Miccosukee Resort and Convention Center on Thursday. He ran when police arrived at the scene, said Dexter Lehtinen, one of the tribe's police legal advisors.

Tribal police divers searched for the man that night, then again Friday morning and afternoon. During the third dive, the body was recovered. It bore alligator teeth marks on the upper torso.

The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner Department said the cause of death was an alligator attack.

An accomplice in the alleged burglary has been arrested. The Miccosukee tribe, which is not obligated to follow Florida's open records laws, declined to release his name. Without a name, the Miami-Dade state attorney's office was unable to comment on whether the man has been charged.

The alligator believed to be responsible for the death has been killed. A coroner was scheduled to examine the 9-foot-3 reptile Wednesday for human hair or skin, said Brian Wood, owner of All American Gator Products, which is storing the gator in a cooler for now. It will then be incinerated or buried, he said.

A sign at the lake warns people: "Danger Live Alligators." Wood said in other alligator habitats, signs also warn people not to feed the creatures.

"They become too comfortable being around humans and they equate humans to food," Wood said. "Generally if a gator sees a person, he goes the other way, he goes down, he hides. This gator was aggressive, not afraid of people."

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2007-11-13 22:45:55

Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 2:04 am

Quote:

A sign at the lake warns people: "Danger Live Alligators."

I guess there's no point putting a sign up about dead ones

Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 3:45 am

What a sad story. I am choked up with what happened... to the gator.

Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 5:18 am

Florida Everglades park sign

Baiting Guru Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 3193

^^^ You'd think a simple "Do not feed the aligators" would be sufficient. Rolling Eyes

Wannabe Baiter Joined: 05 Jul 2006 Posts: 90

I can just see Horatio standing there, taking off his shades and saying:
"What have we got, Frank?"

Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 2:29 pm

One for the Darwin Awards. Rolling Eyes

Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 2:34 pm

We were watching this at the gym the other day. Everyone felt that the gator should have gotten a pass on this one. Twisted Evil

Poor gator.

Trophy Videos · Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 2:58 pm

Now, watch the family of this dumb shmuck sue the tribe, for knowingly harboring a killer beast...hehehe

Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 9:39 pm

Poor 'gator. I hope they give it a posthumous award or something.

Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 11:29 pm

^^^Slaphappy^^^

The nice thing is that the family could sue, and probably will, but since it happenend on Tribal Land that suit would have to be brought in the Tribal Court system . . . I am guessing, much like the dead man, the case wouldnt have a leg to stand on. Sorry bad joke I know . . . I am going to go hide my head now Rolling Eyes