Deputy Attacked By Alligator

Florida Deltona A Volusia County Florida deputy is attacked by a gator he was trying to subdue. The alligator "went crazy" according to one witness
by Associated Press
Published: Fri, May 16, 2008 - 10:15 am CST Last Updated: Fri, May 16, 2008 - 10:29 am CST
DELTONA, Fla. (AP) - A Volusia County sheriff's deputy is
hospitalized in serious but stable condition after being bitten by
an 8-foot-long alligator he was trying to subdue in a parking lot.
Authorities say Deputy Keith Baughman responded to a call late
Thursday about an alligator roaming around the Deltona apartment
complex. Witnesses say the deputy put a towel over the gator's
head, jumped onto its back and tried to grab its snout.
One witness says the alligator "went crazy," throwing off
Baughman and biting him on the leg.
Authorities say another deputy repeatedly shot at the gator to
stop it. The animal was hit but not killed.
Baughman suffered injuries to his left thigh and knee.
A state trapper eventually caught and killed the gator.
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justme Says:
Fri, May 16, 2008 at 4:08 pm

I hope the officer well, But, I think he didn’t think past his macho and didn’t hold his life in any regard.

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