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[bengraven]

...but the person likely died of drowning and the gator was just scavenging.

Gator Found Holding Human Body in Its Mouth, Florida Cops Say

Officials on Tuesday afternoon were trying to trap an alligator that had been holding a human body in its mouth as it swam across a lake, Florida police said.

Authorities in Lakeland first received a 911 call from a senior living community where someone had seen the gator — estimated at between 8 to 10 feet long — clutching the adult male body in its jaws.

Lakeland, Fla., police are at Lake Hunter where a large alligator was seen with a human body in its mouth on June 7, 2016. Lakeland Police Department
A spokesman for the Florida Presbyterian Homes along Lake Hunter said the body appeared to be missing an arm and a leg. All of the community's residents were accounted for, he added.

The reptile eventually released the body, and investigators were able to get to retrieve him. They were working to identify him and determine a cause of death.

The body did not appear to be freshly killed, said Lakeland police Sgt. Gary Gross. It had likely been decomposing in the lake for more than a day, he said on Twitter.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...human-body-its-mouth-florida-cops-say-n587456

 

[Speevy]

I think the alligator was trying to save the person from another alligator.

He's a hero.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Right in front of the lake of the retirement home my grandmother in law is at. My wife got a text from her grandmother tonight saying that it was not anyone from the home, so don't worry about her, but everyone was rightfully scared about what was happening.

Strangely enough, when we were there a few weeks ago, some of the residents were talking about an alligator nest on the edge of the lake, but everyone was smart enough to know not to go anywhere near it.

 

[Azuran]

I thought the perpetrator was going to be that giant alligator.

 

[Permanently A]

They were working to identify him and determine a cause of death.

cause of death: big fuckin gator

case closed boys

 

[Karsticles]

cause of death: big fuckin gator

case closed boys

Do gators wait more than a day to eat what they kill?

 

[Grizzlyjin]

cause of death: big fuckin gator

case closed boys

The body could have been dumped there.

 

[Tecnniqe]

Them gators ruining hitman drop sites.

 

[Subpar Scrub]

cause of death: big fuckin gator

case closed boys

Pls don't be a detective

 

[Astral Dog]

Pls don't be a detective

He is Chief Detective of the Miami Police Department

 

[akira28]

I think the alligator was trying to save the person from another alligator.

He's a hero.

"give me that meatball!"

 

[Bert409]

I simply can't fathom living near prehistoric monsters like that, but I guess that's Florida for you.

 

[Amalthea]

I simply can't fathom living near prehistoric monsters like that, but I guess that's Florida for you.

I suspect it explains a lot about the people in Florida since they were like "Yep, let's settle there!"

 

[Stinkles]

This whole thing sounds like a croc.

 

[Stabby McSter]

i like how OP didn't even bother to do G/A/F

 

[cdyhybrid]

cause of death: big fuckin gator

case closed boys

Sounds like the dude was already dead before the gator found him?

 

[PlayALLtheGames]

Was it this guy?

 

[Sub_Level]

cause of death: big fuckin gator

case closed boys

Yeah there is nothing else that could have happened.

 

[zeemumu]

Clearly the gator was working undercover investigating a disappearance and this was just him giving the evidence to the authorities

 

[Uncle0wnage]

I wonder what it cost the victim?

 

[jond76]

Was it this guy?

Wtf it looks like a dinosaur. The scale with that guy is insane.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

I simply can't fathom living near prehistoric monsters like that, but I guess that's Florida for you.

It's not really a big deal.

 

[y2dvd]

Clearly the gator was working undercover investigating a disappearance and this was just him giving the evidence to the authorities

You can say it was an...investigator....yeahhhhh

 

[zeemumu]

You can say it was an...investigator....yeahhhhh

My only complaint is that I didn't think of that pun first. Well done.

 

[orochi91]

Was it this guy?

This is a big gator.

Holy shit.

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

cause of death: big fuckin gator

case closed boys

did you not read the article?

 

[Subpar Scrub]

He is Chief Detective of the Miami Police Department

Ooohhh nooooooooo

 

[Hugstable]

Was it this guy?

is this the next jurassic park?

 

[Acorn]

The policeman's name is Officer Gross, he was named for this moment.

 

[cirrhosis]

i sure am glad they didn't shoot the gator

 

[Staccat0]

let me guess... GERMANY

 

[Beer Monkey]

Well, possession is 9/10 of the law.

 

[Drazgul]

Was it this guy?

Bet I could take him.

Spoiler

With a rifle, from a safe distance.

 

[MechDX]

is this the next jurassic park?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TcrFWqtGd0

Yep

 

[TsunamiOfSwagger]

The body could have been dumped there.

By another gator.

Cue X files theme.

 

[Steiner84]

was the gator shot in the process?

 

[kaname-san]

He was probably just trying to bury the body

 

[Veelk]

He is Chief Detective of the Miami Police Department

 

[daviyoung]

Gator was taking out the trash

 

[PrankT]

This was someone's life. Not funny.

 

[El_Chino]

I wonder he got the body from.

I used to see baby/teenage (?) Gators all the time on the University of Florida campus. They were pretty docile though.

 

[zoukka]

Gator was taking out the trash

...

Ok.

 

[Alienous]

Seems like "I believe this belongs to you, humans" from the alligator.

Must suck having a decomposing corpse in your home.

 

[Cipherr]

Was it this guy?

 

[WaterAstro]

Obviously, the alligator went to MorgueDonald's to get a bite to eat.

 

[Subpar Scrub]

Gator was taking out the trash

This wasn't as funny as I think you thought it was, tbh.