Man killed by gator while fleeing police

[Ban Hammer 13,352]

MICCOSUKEE TRIBE INDIAN RESERVATION, Fla. - A man who jumped into a lake to flee police was killed by an alligator more than 9-feet long, officials said Tuesday.

The man, whose name has not been released, was allegedly burglarizing a vehicle in the parking lot of the Miccosukee Resort and Convention Center on Thursday. He ran when police arrived at the scene, said Dexter Lehtinen, one of the tribe's police legal advisors.

Tribal police divers searched for the man that night, then again Friday morning and afternoon. During the third dive, the body was recovered. It bore alligator teeth marks on the upper torso.

The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner Department said the cause of death was an alligator attack.

An accomplice in the alleged burglary has been arrested. The Miccosukee tribe, which is not obligated to follow Florida's open records laws, declined to release his name. Without a name, the Miami-Dade state attorney's office was unable to comment on whether the man has been charged.

The alligator believed to be responsible for the death has been killed. A coroner was scheduled to examine the 9-foot-3 reptile Wednesday for human hair or skin, said Brian Wood, owner of All American Gator Products, which is storing the gator in a cooler for now. It will then be incinerated or buried, he said.

A sign at the lake warns people: "Danger Live Alligators." Wood said in other alligator habitats, signs also warn people not to feed the creatures.

"They become too comfortable being around humans and they equate humans to food," Wood said. "Generally if a gator sees a person, he goes the other way, he goes down, he hides. This gator was aggressive, not afraid of people."

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halt in the name of the maul!

[Amby 490]

that'll teach criminals not to jump in a lake lol

[yassmine2878 1]

I always love these situations where stupid criminals get their comeuppance

[Nessa 23]

dumba$$!!

[Savanphil 3]

Tribal police divers searched for the man that night, then again Friday morning and afternoon. During the third dive, the body was recovered. It bore alligator teeth marks on the upper torso.

Dang

[eric&gen 0]

Azzhole lol

[Sheriff Uling 3]

Perfect ending to an ugly story...

[barrel_roll 0]

You're all celebrating the grisly death of a man whose only crime was auto theft? I thought this forum was full of reasonable people, not rampant fascists. Deeply upsetting.

[Sheriff Uling 3]

You're all celebrating the grisly death of a man whose only crime was auto theft? I thought this forum was full of reasonable people, not rampant fascists. Deeply upsetting.

We're some left wing, capital punishment, pro war, anti illegal alien, big business, pro choice, tax paying fools... I thought you knew... Honestly, his death is one less bumb on the street... Maybe if he wasn't disturbing the social order with his deviant behavior by breaking the law, he would not have lost his life... Who knows... Death is sad but when it happens like that... It's karma... But that's just how I feel about it...

[natty bumppo 297]

The alligator believed to be responsible for the death has been killed. A coroner was scheduled to examine the 9-foot-3 reptile Wednesday for human hair or skin, said Brian Wood, owner of All American Gator Products, which is storing the gator in a cooler for now. It will then be incinerated or buried, he said.

What a waste !!!

I need new luggage ... boots ... belts ...

[barrel_roll 0]

Honestly, his death is one less bumb on the street... Maybe if he wasn't disturbing the social order with his deviant behavior by breaking the law, he would not have lost his life... Who knows... Death is sad but when it happens like that... It's karma... But that's just how I feel about it...

Out of interest, do you think homeless people are a nuisance too?

Edited November 15, 2007 by barrel_roll

[Jasman0717 9]

I love the Darwin Awards. Remember the guy who used a 22 shell as a fuse in his truck

[Drew and Tik 0]

You're all celebrating the grisly death of a man whose only crime was auto theft? I thought this forum was full of reasonable people, not rampant fascists. Deeply upsetting.

Yep, his only crime. He was a real asset to society, I mean without auto thieves where would society be? He was a piece of ###### and he was eaten by an alligator. As Vonnegut would say, So It Goes...

[natty bumppo 297]

You're all celebrating the grisly death of a man whose only crime was auto theft? I thought this forum was full of reasonable people, not rampant fascists. Deeply upsetting.

Yep, his only crime. He was a real asset to society, I mean without auto thieves where would society be? He was a piece of ###### and he was eaten by an alligator. As Vonnegut would say, So It Goes...

Urrp .... s'cuse me ...

[barrel_roll 0]

You're all celebrating the grisly death of a man whose only crime was auto theft? I thought this forum was full of reasonable people, not rampant fascists. Deeply upsetting.

Yep, his only crime. He was a real asset to society, I mean without auto thieves where would society be? He was a piece of ###### and he was eaten by an alligator. As Vonnegut would say, So It Goes...

Which just goes to show your staggering ignorance of why people turn to crime. Honestly, if the governments of the world were full of people like you we'd still be chopping people's hands off for shoplifting.