A man from Florida was swimming in lake when Tonotosassa was badly bitten in the face by aalligator. I was there.
Juan Carlos La Verde, 34, was attacked by an alligator while swimming in a lake outside Tampa,according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. I was.
People reported that Mr. La Verde was taken to Tampa General Hospital Hospital for treatment after being bitten. did.
The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission did not share La Verde's condition, but said it had launched an investigation into the shocking incident.
The alligator attack Although rare, multiple lives have already been claimed this year. Two Florida residents have died after being attacked by alligators, including an 80-year-old woman who was attacked after falling into a lake on a golf course near her home.Another South Carolina woman also died in an attack.
According to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, this year was the highest number of alligator attacks in the state since 2006. According to a fact sheet updated last year, Florida typically sees eight alligator bites. Severe enough to require professional treatment each year, the odds of a Florida resident suffering from one of these bites is about 1 in 3.1 million.
This committee is responsible for running the Unsolicited Crocodile Program. The program aims to "proactively address the crocodile threat in developed areas while protecting crocodiles in areas where they naturally occur."
Approximately 9,500 alligators were killed in the state last year for threatening public well-being. The commission says it will not attempt to relocate nuisance alligators because Florida's alligator population is very abundant and alligators tend to attempt to return to where they were captured after being released.
Florida, whose flagship state university's mascot is an alligator, is currently home to 1.3 million reptiles.
