Say What?!: Girl, 10, Pries Open 9-Foot Alligator’s Mouth to Free Her Leg

Jake Bauer

Published May 9, 2017 4:02 am

Last Updated: April 25, 2024 9:22 am

Say What?!: Girl, 10, Pries Open 9-Foot Alligator’s Mouth to Free Her Leg

Girl-10-pries-open-9-foot-alligators-mouth-to-free-her-leg ORANGE CO., Florida — A 10-year-old Florida girl pried open the jaws of a 9-foot alligator that latched onto her leg while she was swimming, investigators said.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s report of the Saturday incident said the girl and four family members were among about a dozen people swimming in Lake Mary Jane at Moss Park in Orange County when an alligator attacked about 2:30 p.m.

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