Florida Man Saves His Dog From Jaws of Alligator

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Voice over: Michael Robles
Written: Kaitlin Greenockle and Joel Shannon, USA TODAY NETWORK
Music: Joakim Karud

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Newly released footage shows a Florida man rescuing his dog from the grasp of an alligator, an unexpected moment captured on film by a project designed to monitor local wildlife.

The dramatic video shows the man jumping into waist-deep pond water after the alligator dragged the dog underwater. The man submerges his whole arm to bring the small dog to the surface, with the small alligator still latched on.

The dog yelps as the man struggles to free it from the gator's grasp, loudly grunting from the strain. After about 12 seconds, the man succeeds in freeing his pet, and it scampers ashore.

The organization that captured the video says the man and his dog are OK.

The footage was shot as part of a project between the Florida Wildlife Federation and the fStop Foundation, called Sharing the Landscape. The project involves residents who live in areas that border wild habitat in Lee County volunteering to have cameras placed in their backyards to document wildlife that live and share the same landscape, according to Meredith Budd, regional policy director for the wildlife federation.

Related: Alligator crosses the road at Everglades National Park

Richard Wilbanks of Estero was one of the residents selected to have a camera in his backyard.

According to Budd, Wilbanks was captured saving his dog from an alligator near the end of October. The foundations had no idea what had happened until they collected the memory cards and saw the footage just this past week, she said.

Budd said "the homeowners took their dog to the vet and the man was also checked out and all parties involved are healthy and OK."

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He never drops his cigar. The man is a hero...

karlac.
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Looks like they didn't show the part where he rips the jaws apart like King Kong.

yankeejedi
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kept his cigar in his mouth....mah man

brianyarde
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As someone who has a 3 month old puppy I can’t even IMAGINE seeing my pup dragged under by a gator. This dude is a true hero😭

hellosunshine
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Dog: help, alligators got me Man: Hold my beer, but not my cigar!

mpproductions
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took me like 5 minutes to find the actual video, I HATE how the MSM makes their own videos about stuff like this and just describe it/edit the hell out of whatever it is, so annoying

The_Fall
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No cigars were harmed in the making of this video.

robertfrost
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I can't believe it took you 1:45 to stop talking and just let me watch it.

justinlynch
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"the man submerges his whole arm"
dude, did you watch the video?
he submerges his whole body.

dabunnyrabbit
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Florida Man: Maybe I don't want to be a bad guy anymore.

tobor
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Really want to see how he extricated his hands from gators jaws?

karlroller
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Alligator: Thanks a lot man, and what should I eat now? Another stupid frog?

marcoprofwebsitenl
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God damn Florida man, The true hero of 2021

joeyboiii
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Bro I would have done the same thing I love my dog...dude is a hero in my book...

kyleburlette
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Dont dare lose that cigar ..lol hold my. Beer. But seriously im sooo glad he was able to save poor lil gunner i know that baby was scared to death.. his cries are hard to listen to .makes me wanna jump thru muh phone and hug him. I love king charles spaniels as they are sooo cute and so sweet . I used to work for a dog and cat daycare and boarding facility b4 i became disabled and had the chance to work with many breeds. Spaniels were my top favorites. Love and hugs to you both sir

pampam
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He’s growing louder than the gator ✅

Never dropped the cigar

This is man of the year 🏆

getoffyoubassandletsfish
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The alligator now sleeps with the fishes.

ROCKAWAY
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why does it start with the guy in the water? didn't the video capture the encounter from the beginning?

djeddieo
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Retired Superman. Lucky puppy with the owner.

ПЧЁЛКИгр.-ыи
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I think my Siberians would give a bit more fight but I am this guy. I'd jump into an alligator sanctuary for my dog(s). They're my family, don't believe I'd have time to think, only react. We'll done In this case (and in general) man's best friend =dog's best friend) 🐕😁👏👏👏👏👏👏

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