Alligator jumps in canoe

[Rik]

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Tampa, FL - August 8, 2014

A woman was reportedly attacked Thursday by an alligator at John B. Sargeant Park on the Hillsborough River in Florida.

Initial reports indicate two women visiting from Ohio were canoeing on the Hillsborough River around 1:45 p.m. when a 6-foot gator jumped out of the water and bit one of the women in a thigh and calf. The animal then went back into the water. The other woman called 911.

The victim was taken to Tampa General Hospital with non-life-threatening injures. Trappers are expected to head to the area in an effort to track and capture the offending reptile.

[Manning]

So now how do I get that out of my head if I go back to fish the Mayaka by my self this winter?

[Rik]

And the alligators in the Myakka are bigger.

[Manning]

Well thank....That really helped too. I have seen ones down there that gave me that "I need a bigger boat feeling."

[JoeS]

I have seen them jump 5-6 ft out of the water......During mating season and when the babies are being nurtured they are VERY aggressive, especially if you get near the den...they can be a very aggressive Lizard.......

[Rik]

Sharks have their theme song

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Alligators need one now

[kmeng]

I wonder if the gator thought she tasted like chicken?

[shamus]

Gators !! It's those damn Mayakka Beavers you need to worry about.

[Ump608]

Hey Beaver Boy, too many "A's" in your spellin' of Myakka......................ain't judgin' just sayin'....

[Rik]

Give him a break. A New York accent trying to speak southern is brutal.

[Ump608]

True, I retract my former statement................