November 25, 2016
From Miami.CBSLocal.com
MIAMI — A duck hunter in his 50’s is recovering in the hospital after being bit by an alligator in the Everglades during a duck hunting trip.
His friend and hunting partner, Roberto Gautier, said his pal, Krit Krutchaiyan, should make a full recovery.
Gautier said the pair was getting ready for a duck hunt in the Everglades. He said they were preparing to get in their kayaks when the gator struck.
“We were gonna do an afternoon hunt and we loaded our stuff in the kayaks and got in the water in hip-depth of water and he must have startled the alligator and he bit him,” Gautier said. “His reaction was, ‘Oh my God!’ It bit me.’”
“That alligator latched onto his left thigh, started to roll,” said Mike Jachles, BSO Spokesperson. “Fortunately, the alligator let go.”
FWC officials tell us that even though alligator bites are rare there was another bite last Sunday. In that incident, a gator bit the stock of a juvenile’s gun while he was duck hunting. We’re told that teen suffered only a minor injury to his thumb.