A Florida man was filming an instructional video for his company when he came face-to-face with a 12-foot alligator that bit him in the head. NBC News’ Julie Tsirkin reports on how the man is now out of the hospital after suffering severe injuries to his skull and jaw.
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And that’s why they call us “America’s Wang”.
Everyone knows not to swim in lakes or ponds in Florida. Except him.
His gaurdian angel opened the mouth of the gator so he cud escape.
Or he tasted awful
Get well soon dear man, I’m so sorry
Wear helmet even in such places.
Protect yourselves at all times.
*only Florida Man could survive this*
Alligator attacks are more and more common. That’s for dang sure.
It’s probably bout the same, news just gets around faster
I thought everybody knew you don’t swim in the water in Florida or Louisiana. You just don’t. It’s not about physicality, It’s gators. Young man is lucky to be alive. I pray he makes a speedy recovery
Ga, SC, and MS, TX.
Wait what! Louisiana has gators?
@J Son gators get all the way into the rio grande river super far west
@Trevor Rowesmfh…be safe out there brotha.
There is a reason they have been around for millions of years and we just a fraction of that
Any other Floridians shaking your head right now in disbelief of the sheer ignorance in most of the comments being made?
Ummmm… you were swimming in Florida water murky looking at 🤷🏻♂️🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻 should already know the outcome
florida is never safe to swim
There is pretty much an alligator attack every other week now.
Es un milagro que un cocodrilo lo haya mordido y sobrevivir
Poor guy
This one’s for Chub’s. Get him happy
#findthejoyinlife (#Romans12) Amen! #prayfingforhealing #prayingforfullrecovery
Why not get rid of them
U can’t swim in lakes
he’s in Florida why didn’t he just go to the beach,he was stupid for going in a freshwater lake in Florida anyway he put himself in that situation and now he has to deal with it.
‘go swim again’ – asian
WoW. The surgeons or surgeon that saved his life are the real heroes 👍👍👍👏👏👏👏
Y’all keep messing with them Florida waters 🤦🏾♂️
I wish him a full recovery, but I wonder knowing that alligators are in lakes why do people swim in these lakes then?
In Florida, anything that is larger than a puddle and is fresh water, there is probably an alligator. That’s just how it is, I will never swim in any thing that isn’t a pool and even then always double check it because there is sometimes an alligator in there
You have to be a real dummy to get in the water in Flordia
Why would you be swimming in the river in Florida? Absolutely insanity.
F*** THAT DRONE
extremely lucky man.
Dude is extremely lucky.
There was film several years ago of a man being swept down an Australian creek in the outback, and a croc arched back his neck and literally snapped the guy’s head clean off!
If this happened to a woman everyone would say “wow she’s strong and brave and courageous”
Let me be the first to say this dude is strong, brave and courageous
I hope and pray for him a speedy recovery.
No! If a woman had been swimming in a lake in Florida and got attacked by a gator, I think the response would be the same. Dumb move.
I think both (man and woman) would be considered dumb
Never get in the water in Florida.
I don’t understand why people swim in these lakes. I live in FL and once was eating lunch with friends by a lake….and slowly coming up to us was a gator on foot
It was crazy. ..I ran screaming..gators scare me!
Naturally the gator knows better than to try that in Louisiana troy Landry would get him if he did
Darwin
Florida man at it again, he’s come back and after all the drugs he’s done, he’s become the strongest predator alive.
I hope that they removed the “stupid” part of his brain when they did surgery.
That would be the entire brain
Wow
Pro tip: if your job asks you to make a video swimming in that gator paradise, just quit and find a different job.
One question to you all how was this filmed …..it just happened to be filmed some how was somebody just flying over head an just happened to film it
Dude needs to play the lottery cause he’s so lucky he survived. Especially after being bitten in the head.
🙏🏾
Land is for mankind water is alligator fish and others, happy your ok.
That gator had no chance against a Florida man
It amazing to me that these men under 200 pounds think they can just swim out in the wild.
Man survives something that incredible then gets to love with something terrible. A 400k medical bill
Feel sorry for the guy but I’m from Canada and I can tell just by quick glance this ain’t no lake to be swimming in 🤦♂️ especially being Florida go swim in the ocean
Am I’m the only one wondering why they’re just happens to be a drone over this man at the time that he is attacked by this alligator?! Awfully convenient.
🤷🏼♂️ people don’t learn that you can’t swim in Florida waters because crocs 🐊
2 super-creatures fight
OWWWWWWYYY . GOD THAT PAINFUL . IM FROM CANADA EVEN I KNOW TO NEVER SWIM IN LAKES IF I EVER VISIT FLORIDA
Flori-duh
Lopsided head to prove it.😂gator said it was like crushing a egg.
Florida had wild life. Why in the world would anyone just jump into water knowing the possibility is not the greatest idea.
I say drive the xxxxxxxxxxs to extinction. Dangerous and useless.
https://youtube.com/shorts/D7fqQcMjSqA?feature=share
Work related injury. Never have to work for life.
They should really put signs saying “beware of gators” in BIG BOLD SHINY LETTERS
Why would you swim in a lake in Florida when you know there are f#%+ aligatores !!!!!!
Wow
Why would you swim anywhere in Florida???🙄🤦♀️ Florida is home of the gators, snakes and lizards.
they know the verde matters
If not the gator, the brain eating amoeba or a shark. no thanks I’ll stay in my pool
What were you thinking !!!!!
They feeding the gators to much…smiling
I don’t even like going near the lakes edges in Florida!! Alligators 🐊 are everywhere waiting to attack
That’s my neighbor
Bruh look at that water.. 1. Why would you want to swim in it? 2. That look like gator water f that.
Nope ! And this is why I don’t swim in n e lakes
Hes fired.. Haha
OMG! 🐊 🫢
Don’t swim in a FL lake 😑
How could someone with that background be so dumb about this?
Correction;
Alligator survives attacking Florida Man
You’re gona trump anyone’s scar 1 upper
Heaven to him
I wouldn’t go swimming anywhere in Florida
Take in the fact this guy made the conscious decision to go swimming in alligator infested water.. thats like grabbing live wires and being surprised you got shocked😂😂😂
So inspirational
He knew better but he still went….Datz wat happen…Lucky he didn’t get swallowed
Bravo Crocodile 🐊👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
That’s what the world is liking today nobody has any Common Sense here’s an example
smh, literally every body of water has alligators in it! every floridian knows this…why would he be swimming in a lake?!
ok ??? this man should have 100 percent knew that jumping into any waters in florida was taking a MAJOR risk of encountering a alligator in which he did .. come on ppl stopp these ppl living in florida knows better
Swim in water infested with alligators then expect to get eaten you moron
I’m a brit and knew whilst there to stay away from lakes due to gators. Man is one lucky guy and someone is obviously looking down upon him.
What a miracle, a lot don’t survivor this. Glad he’s he’s still able to talk, move and function pretty properly. Long recovery but with god anything is possible.
If I’m being honest if you are going to swim in alligator infested waters then……. You kinda….. You know.
Couldn’t pay me to swim in those waters.
I wonder how much his hospital bill is? 🤔
Kills off all these gators.
I can’t help the feeling that all this happened was intentional because the swimmer swam straight into alligator and how is he not to notice a 12 foot alligator because they both were in head collision . Something ain’t right a out him .
DF!
“Hey guys, watch my jump into an alligator infested lake, to make things better I’m not wearing any goggles so Im blinded” – Florida Man #NaturalSelection
News Reporter: “16 people have been attacked in these alligator infested lakes”
Florida man: “They are all related to me via incest”.
The alligator simply gave him a warning ⚠️
Poor guy. He probably came out of this smarter then before he touched the water.
Good luck to him.
Omg! I’m glad he’s ok. Let’s jail Timothy Austin next year. He’s in AZ. Pass it on to him. He’s from IO.
Hahaha it amazes me , how stupid some people are, you swim where there are sharks,crocodiles ,alligators…and than when attacked …guess who’s to blame? The animal . am for alligator team, go get them ! yeah