Animal trainer saved in alligator attack after bystander leaps on reptile's back.
An animal trainer who was attacked by an alligator during a child’s birthday celebration in Utah over the weekend was saved in a bold rescue, with a bystander leaping onto the reptile’s back and helping subdue the animal.she was feeding the 8 1/2-foot male alligator at Scales and Tails in suburban Salt Lake City, the educational and entertainment company where she’s worked for nearly four years, when the attack occurred Saturday.
“I can’t tell you exactly what happened,” she said, but the gator snatched her hand and “really bit down.” Moments later, a man attending the event, identified by Scales and Tails as Donnie Wiseman, can be heard asking Bull what he wanted her to do. Wiseman can be seen jumping on the alligator’s back and helping subdue the animal. Roughly a minute later, with Wiseman still atop Darth Gator, Bull managed to remove her hand. Another person attending the event can be seen pulling her from the enclosure.
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