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8th June 2022
07:48am BST

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The animal latched onto the man, ripping away a substantial piece of muscle tissue from his right leg. After finding a nearby deputy who was dealing with an unrelated incident, reinforcements were called in.
The man was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while the gator was removed and escorted from the area by experts.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating the attack.
Officials in Texas came across a "rare sight" earlier this week after discovering an American alligator at an "Airline Mobile Home and RV Park." While gator sightings are fairly common in swampy states, Texas is not exactly Homebase for aquatic reptiles.
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"We're hoping a possible owner calls to claim our friend that's obviously lost," the sheriff's office wrote on its Facebook page.
They also considered deputising him, and rumours are his crime-fighting skills are snappy.
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