Diver bit by gator at Silver Springs...

[Gatorshark]

Anyone got anymore info? This is crazy, from the article it sounds like he may have been bit in the head (.."suffered a broken jaw...")

link:

Gator Bites Diver At Silver Springs - Orlando News Story - WESH Orlando

 

[SuPrBuGmAn]

Dude worked for the WMD... I was wondering how he got to dive Silver Springs... they haven't let divers in there for ages...

 

[Dive-aholic]

Pete was snorkeling and taking water samples as part of his work for the state. He was not diving. He's actually doing fine, will probably need a few surgeries, and will a have great story for years to come!

 

[scubadog1969]

Think its a real shame that they killed the gator!:depressed::depressed:

 

[griffinwh]

They did what they should have. Most gators are scared of people. If you have one willing to attack a grown man, unprovoked, you have to put it down.

 

[Dive-aholic]

Think its a real shame that they killed the gator!:depressed::depressed:

Apparently, people have been feeding this gator for some time. Relocating it wasn't really an option.

 

[Thalassamania]

"They dragged it to the dock where it was loaded up to be harvested." that's a hell of a euphemism.

 

[CW2008]

Maybe not a euphemism. It is legal to harvest gators in Florida at times. Perhaps they fed him to people instead of him feeding on people. I don't understand why it's OK for him to eat us, but we can't eat him.

 

[Thalassamania]

People hate being lower on the food chain.

 

[scubadog1969]

They did what they should have. Most gators are scared of people. If you have one willing to attack a grown man, unprovoked, you have to put it down.

Unless there is a nest close by then the


gator male or female is very protective of the nest.And they were in a place where they were not supposed to be right? Take the gator to a gator farm !

And when i was growing up i used to swim in a canal in Seminole ALA with a 14 ' gator in the same canal never bothered me or anyone else