75-Year-Old Man Bitten, Dragged by Alligator at a Golf Course Pond

[Baitball Blogger]

LAKE WALES | "You'll never get me to look at a gator, touch a gator or eat a gator," Albert Miller said.

He's seen enough of alligators for a while.

Miller, 75, is at home recovering from being bitten and dragged by a 9-foot alligator while he was playing golf last Wednesday.

Miller was playing a four-ball tournament with his friend, 66-year-old Ted Price last Wednesday at Lake Ashton Golf and Country Club.

http://www.theledger.com/article/20120430/NEWS/120439951/

[HockeyMom]

1. I live on a golf course "lake" in South Florida

In summer, I have seen gators in this lake several times. Before I moved here, my neighbor said he saw the gators come up on to the land too. Mostly very young ones.

I have seen golfers totally panic when they see them. Generally, they don't bother anyone. If one didn't make dinner out of an egret a few feet away on the bank, they aren't going to go after the golfers.

[Botany]

2. people are idiots

"Investigators also found out that someone had been feeding the 9-footer, Morse
said, which is against state law, but no one has been identified."

[Baitball Blogger]

3. Feeding a gator in Florida is as good as giving it a death warrant.

[steve2470]

4. scary stuff, glad he survived

No wonder I was asked in New Hampshire years ago about our gators lol

[LASlibinSC]

5. Glad he made it

Maybe those developes should be sued for putting a golf course in an unsafe area? Oh wait..nevermind