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"At first, I . He told Fox News 13that Merda was evidently in agony. "He Tried To Get Away": Swimmer Attacked By Alligator In - NDTV Hurricane Ida: Man missing after alligator bites off his arm in And if the muscle dies it can become infected.". An alligator trapper was dispatched to the scene, but it is not known if the animal which attacked Merda was found. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. Market data provided by Factset. \r\riPhone: http://bit.ly/http://bit.ly/iOS-wfts\rAndroid: http://bit.ly/abcaction-android Timothy Satterlee. The reptile handler was performing the stunt at the Phokkathara. "A 6-footer can rip your arm off, this alligator here being that close to . Eric Merda, a. All rights reserved. We tell it like it is. Merda managed to swim to the shore and yell for help, in agony. SLIDELL, La. The man, who officials did not identify, was attacked . \r\rABC Action News, WFTS, covers local news in Tampa Bay and Florida. This story has been shared 390,266 times. As he was swimming, he was attacked by an alligator that gripped his right forearm in its jaws. 0:45. I said [an alligator] got my arm, he said, holy smokes man! But they weren't especially worried alligator attacks in Louisiana are rare and usually the injuries are not serious. The man was participating in the Statewide Alligator Harvest at the time of the incident, according to the commission. World's worst alligator attacks with victims' heads bitten and limbs Florida man wrestles alligator to save puppy in dramatic video Man who grabbed alligator by tail on golf course is in hot water He continued to fight for his life as the alligator dragged him three times beneath the water. I'm thriving. Man retrieving golf balls is attacked by alligator in pond on Florida IIRC the trick to this is that the crocodile will not close its mouth unless something touches its tongue. An alligator attacking a man swimming in a lake in Florida was captured by drone footage. All rights reserved. Yet there have been two so far in the Tampa area. Search continues for man whose arm was torn off by alligator