Alligator bites woman’s wrist before dragging her underwater, sheriff’s office says

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Alligator bites woman’s wrist before dragging her underwater, sheriff’s office says
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Authorities in Florida said a woman was bitten and pulled under the water by an alligator while out on a boat with her boyfriend and dog.

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. – Authorities in Florida said a woman was bitten and pulled under the water by an alligator while out on a boat with her boyfriend and dog. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office said the 27-year-old woman and her boyfriend took their boat out to the South Fork River near SW Linden Street Wednesday.

While the woman was in waist deep water with the couple’s dog, an alligator bit her hand and wrist and pulled her under the water for a moment. The gator released the victim, and her boyfriend drove her to the boat ramp at Charlie Leighton Park.The woman’s boyfriend and dog were not injured. The Florida Wildlife Commission has responded to the incident and is awaiting a trapper to find the alligator.Man sucked into MRI machine by chain around his neck diesCrash report reveals driver’s windshield was ‘frosted’ in deadly Mobile crash that killed two teens, driver will not be chargedMobile police investigating deadly shooting in Orange Grove communityYemeni national pleads guilty to money laundering charge related to smuggling

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