COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — This morning Collier County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the Forest Glen and Golf Course community after a nearly 7-foot alligator attacked a man who was out for a walk.
CCSO Deputies said the man was walking on Jungle Plum Drive when an alligator came up and bit him in the leg.
The man was flown by medical helicopter to a hospital for treatment.
According to CCSO, the first deputy who arrived on the scene provided first aid to the man.
A second deputy spotted the gator leaving the scene and heading toward a nearby lake. The deputy kept eyes on the gator and was able to tell a trapper where it was located.
CCSO says The trapper safely apprehended the reptile, measuring 6 feet 9 inches, and removed it from the community.
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It is alligator mating season, and CCSO urges residents to be cautious around bodies of water and vegetation where an alligator could have a nest.
It was not known if this female gator had a nest near where the attack occurred.
