Man Jumps Into Pond to Wrestle 8-Month-Old Puppy from Jaws of Alligator
Florida man. Alligator. Dog. The story almost writes itself — but this time the Florida man’s actions are more heroic than they are questionable, and the alligator ended up the real loser. On Tuesday morning, Mike McCoy…
Florida man. Alligator. Dog.
The story almost writes itself — but this time the Florida man’s actions are more heroic than they are questionable, and the alligator ended up the real loser.
On Tuesday morning, Mike McCoy and his 8-month-old chocolate Labrador Retriever, Jake, were out for a walk. The area they were going through was behind a middle school in Holiday, Florida, near a pond.
Someone was waiting for them: A 7-foot-long alligator lunged at Jake and took him down. Almost as quickly, McCoy lunged after the attacker.
“I didn’t see it, but I knew it because of the death cry,” McCoy told WNCN-TV. “So that was it … gotta get him. And I did, thank you Jesus.”
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“No second thoughts. Can’t. You don’t have time. It’s a parent instinct. But I’m glad I have it because I wouldn’t have him.”
“No hesitation,” he added to WFTS-TV