Alligator jumps out, eats 90 year old's leg. [View All]

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COPELAND — Officials say an alligator attacked and severely injured an elderly woman in southwestFlorida.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports that 90-year-old Margaret Webb was walking near her Copeland home Wednesday when the 8-foot alligator lunged out of a canal.

Officials say the animal tried to drag the woman into the water, but she was able to hang on long enough for a man driving by to stop and help her.

Officials say the woman, who lost part of her leg in the attack, was airlifted to a Fort Myers trauma center.


http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/os-alligator-attacks-woman-20110831,0,257690.story