Alligator attack victim reveals how he survived: "I knew I was going to die"
An alligator had fixed its jaws around Will Georgitis' arm in South Carolina and dragged him 50 feet underwater.
An alligator had fixed its jaws around Will Georgitis' arm in South Carolina and dragged him 50 feet underwater.
Self-proclaimed owner Tony Cavallaro said he treated his pet alligator Albert "than most people take care of their kids."
Florida officials said the gator was 9 feet, 3 inches long and caused a "severe animal bite" to the victim.
The Hall County Sheriff's Office deputy was with the office's K-9 teams, conducting a training exercise, when the encounter occurred.
An 85-year-old woman was killed in Florida last year when an alligator emerged from a lake in her retirement community and attacked her and her dog.
The gator was found with his heart "beating three beats per minute."
The baby gator is one of just eight known leucistic alligators in the world, according to Gatorland, the park where it was born.
The attacks happened in Alexander Springs in Lake County. After one incident, officials removed a 9-foot male alligator from the water.
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The 13-foot alligator was "humanely killed," and the victim's remains were recovered by a dive team from a canal, authorities said.
This is at least the second alligator seen along the Pennsylvania river in recent months.
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"That's a real dinosaur," one person said of the gator's record-breaking size.
Brooke, a 376-pound gator, was exhibiting a series of symptoms, including intermittent head-rolling in his lagoon.
The man suffered puncture wounds and lacerations and sought medical care on his own, the U.S. Forest Service says.
A 69-year-old woman was killed while walking her dog near a golf course lagoon in South Carolina Tuesday. The dog was later found safe.
The incident comes less than a year after another woman was fatally attacked by an alligator in Beaufort County.
The alligator was more than 10 feet long, wildlife officials said. It was captured and humanely killed after the attack, officials said.
A Mobile resident took photos and videos of an alligator that appeared to be riding the waves on Dauphin Island earlier this month.
The alligator was found abandoned in a Brooklyn park in February.
"Per the caller, we have confirmed amputation," the dispatcher can be heard saying.
"Ready?" one of the officers said. "You want to jump on him?"
Officers also found a 3-year-old girl in a high chair near a venomous snake inside the home.
This giant alligator walked up to a fence in Florida and bent the metal bars as it forced its way through.
The alligator was found with a former zoo volunteer.
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez may argue his wife kept him in the dark about her dealings with three businessmen.
The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to the oil spill, and will determine its extent and initiate "containment and cleanup processes."
Slovakia's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot as he came out of a meeting and reportedly left in a life-threatening condition.
President Biden and former President Donald Trump will go head-to-head in presidential debates on June 27 and Sept. 10, their campaigns said Wednesday.
The U.S. began moving pieces of the military pier toward Gaza on Wednesday, and it's expected to be operational in days.
Bryan Maclean Howard was charged with eight counts of driving under the influence manslaughter in a deadly Florida bus crash.
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New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez may argue his wife kept him in the dark about her dealings with three businessmen.
The U.S. began moving pieces of the military pier toward Gaza on Wednesday, and it's expected to be operational in days.
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Rearview camera wiring on the vehicles is susceptible to cracking, as a result of water and salt exposure in low temperatures.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez may argue his wife kept him in the dark about her dealings with three businessmen.
The U.S. began moving pieces of the military pier toward Gaza on Wednesday, and it's expected to be operational in days.
The 12-second execution of the alleged theft took months to plan, federal prosecutors said.
Some of the new sanctions are being taken to address "significant concern" about the Nicaraguan government's "continued repression" of the Nicaraguan people.
The bribery trial of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was poised for opening statements Wednesday afternoon after a jury was picked.
Opioid overdose deaths decreased, but there was an increase in overdose deaths from psychostimulants like meth and cocaine.
Nurse practitioners have been viewed as a key to addressing the shortage of primary care physicians. But data suggests that, just like doctors, they are increasingly drawn to better-paying specialties.
Nearly 4,000 people die from accidental drowning ever year, according to the CDC.
Interest in raw milk is rising in the U.S., fueled by both "wellness" and conservative influencers on social media — even though it can make people very sick.
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The U.S. began moving pieces of the military pier toward Gaza on Wednesday, and it's expected to be operational in days.
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Assailants killed 2 prison convoy officers, springing the inmate they were escorting. France's prime minister vowed the suspects "will pay."
In Kyiv, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced $2 billion in new financing for Ukraine to aid weapons delivery and fuel Ukraine's defense industrial base.
More than 700,000 Palestinians were displaced when modern Israel was formed. 76 years later, the war in Gaza has displaced twice as many.
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The single dad said he was kicked off the dating app "once or twice."
A group of TikTok creators is suing to stop a new law that could ban the social media app in the U.S. The legal challenge follows another lawsuit filed by TikTok and its China-based owner.
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The business collaboration tool will be phased out over the next year as Meta focuses on AI and the metaverse.
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A new study suggests that the first warm-blooded dinosaurs may have roamed Earth about 180 million years ago.
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Millions of Americans looked to the night sky and snapped magical photos and videos of the northern lights this past weekend during the momentous geomagnetic storm.
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Assailants killed 2 prison convoy officers, springing the inmate they were escorting. France's prime minister vowed the suspects "will pay."
Bryan Maclean Howard was charged with eight counts of driving under the influence manslaughter in a deadly Florida bus crash.
The bloodshed in Chiapas marks at least the fourth mass killing in Mexico in about a week.
Florida officials say a "vessel of interest" has been identified in connection with a deadly hit and run that killed a 15-year-old ballerina who was waterskiing over the weekend. Cristian Benevides has the details.
Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter of Los Angeles Dodgers player Shohei Ohtani, is expected to enter a not guilty plea Tuesday to bank fraud and tax charges that he allegedly illegally transferred almost $17 million from the baseball star's bank account. However, the not guilty plea is a formality, as federal prosecutors previously announced that Mizuhara will plead guilty at a later date as part of a plea deal. CBS News' Adam Yamaguchi reports.
The large explosion of energy and light from the sun comes just days after Earth was slammed with the biggest geomagnetic storm in more than 20 years.
WASP-193b is 50% larger than Jupiter — the largest planet in our solar system — but seven times less massive because of it's extraordinarily low density.
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The oxygen valve that derailed a launch try last week has been replaced, but engineers want more time to verify an unrelated helium leak has been fixed.
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Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot Wednesday, according to the Slovak government and a post on his Facebook page. A person was detained after the incident and media outlets said the suspect was a 71-year-old man. CBS News' Chris Livesay breaks down what's known so far about the shooting.
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