Stephany Pineda jumped into action when she saw that her 2-year-old French bulldog was being attacked by an alligator in her yard.
June 11, 2022, 5:23 PM UTCA Florida woman faced her fears this week when she fended off an alligator after the animal attacked her pet dog in her backyard.that on Wednesday, June 8, she went outside of her home in Plantation, Florida to find that a seven-and-a-half foot alligator had her 2-year-old French bulldog Gloria’s head in its mouth.
"I can’t remember, like everything went silent in my head and I grabbed her but I screamed so loud and my mom was screaming so loud that he let go," Pineda said.Both Pineda and Gloria were not seriously injured during the incident, though the dog did suffer a few bite marks on her head. Despite the positive outcome, Pineda shared that she is still shaken from the incident and is worried about the safety of her family, especially her 4-month-old son and Gloria.
After the attack, the alligator remained close by, so a team of alligator trappers captured the reptile and transported it to an animal sanctuary.
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