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(Trends Wide) — A 23-year-old man had his arm amputated after being attacked by an alligator near a pond behind a bar in southwest Florida, state authorities said.
“The responding team treated a man who suffered an above-elbow right upper extremity amputation. Passersby tourniquetted the patient before we arrived,” fire spokesman Todd Dunn said in a statement. and Charlotte County Emergency Medical Services.
An alligator hunter was later dispatched to the scene of the attack, near Banditos, a Port Charlotte, Florida bar, according to authorities.
The alligator, which measured about 10 feet in length, was removed from the pond and “humanely euthanized,” according to a statement from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Serious injuries caused by alligators are rare in the state, the wildlife agency said.
The agency said it “gives public safety the highest priority” and warned people to avoid conflicts with alligators by keeping a safe distance and swimming only in designated areas during daylight hours.
Alligators should not be fed either.
“When fed, alligators can lose their natural wariness and learn to associate people with the availability of food. This can create dangerous circumstances for yourself and others who may encounter the alligator in the process. future,” the agency says.
In addition, she advises residents to keep their pets on a leash and away from the water’s edge because the animals may appear to be prey to alligators.
Through its Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission hires alligator hunters throughout the state to eliminate alligators that may pose a threat. Residents can call a hotline to report concerns about these animals.
“In general, an alligator can be considered a nuisance if it is at least 1.2 meters and is believed to pose a threat to people, pets or property,” the agency’s website says.
The goal of the program is to “proactively address alligator threats in built-up areas while conserving alligators in areas where they occur naturally,” according to the website.
The Port Charlotte community is about 45 km north of Fort Myers.
