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Gator Bites Off Swimmer’s Arm

An 11-foot alligator that attacked a swimmer is pulled from the water after it was killed Monday evening in the Caloosahatchee River near Moore Haven, Fla. Fish and wildlife Commission (FWC) workers, Glades County Sheriff's deputies and trappers found and killed the gator, which had attacked 17-year old Kaleb Langdale, taking his right arm. FWC, the Glades County Sheriff's Office and trappers found the gator and retrieved Langdale's arm from inside, but doctors were not able to reattach it. (AP Photo/WBBH TV)

Question: Have you ever lived in gator country?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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