Alligator attack after Ida: Man killed in his flooded yard
By: Veronica Crespo (WPLG)
Holy crap. Poor old guy.
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Veronica Crespo, Digital Journalist
Published: August 31, 2021 8:44 amUpdated: August 31, 2021 9:27 am Tags: Hurricane Ida, Alligator, WeatherPeople move in boat on flooded streets in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in Lafitte, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
SLIDELL, La. - A 71-year-old man is missing and presumed dead, after his wife said he was attacked by an alligator in Hurricane Ida's floodwater in his own backyard.
According to St. Tammany Parish Sheriff officials, a woman in Slidell called in to report her husband was attacked and apparently killed by an alligator on Monday, when he was walking in floodwaters to check on his property after the storm.
She told deputies she heard commotion outside and saw her husband being attacked by the alligator and was able to pull him away. She said she got in a small boat and went for help and when she returned, he was gone.
The incident is still under investigation and no other information is available at this time.
***STPSO Investigating After Apparent Alligator Attack*** The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating...
Posted by St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office on Monday, August 30, 2021
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“…and went for help…”
One for the anti-gunners when that ride comes back around.
Oh my gosh, how awful. I almost feel worse for his wife, trying to help as best she could only to lose him like that.
It simply took advantage of the expanded hunting grounds mother nature provided it. You can't blame the gator for doing what comes naturally.
And what was he trying to discover? If water covered it all or maybe left a patch or two of grass for the dog to use?
I feel sorry for the man of course, but let's face facts. If he's a local, he knows what can be in the water.
**Note to self. If ever in gator country, STAY OUT OF THE WATER.
I shouldn't be laughing should I?
But............
No you shouldn't!!! I didn't mean for it to be funny, but reading it now, it is slightly amusing. A morbid sense of humor?
That's horrible
meh, that's a pretty ingenious way for her to get rid of the useless old fool. the perfect crime.
My son would argue that it's better to die by a shark attack
meh, she saw the gator swim past thru the kitchen window and came up with some excuse to send the old man out there...... ezpz.