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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Florida man who lost hand charged with feeding gator
2012-07-30
[Fox News] A Florida airboat captain whose hand was bitten off by a 9-foot alligator faces charges of feeding of the animal.

Collier County Jail records show 63-year-old Wallace Weatherholt was charged Friday with unlawful feeding of an alligator and later posted $1,000 bond. His next court date is Aug. 22.

Weatherholt was attacked on June 12th as he was giving an Indiana family a tour of the Everglades. The family said Weatherholt hung a fish over the side of the boat and had his hand at the water's surface when the alligator attacked.

Wildlife officers tracked and euthanized the gator. Weatherholt's hand was found but could not be reattached.
Posted by:Fred

#5  "Hung a Fish ... had his Hand at the water;s surface" > Through no fault of its own, the Gator had to be euthanized for now having a taste for [stupid/negligent] Human.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2012-07-30 19:44  

#4  Weatherholt was attacked on June 12th as he was giving an Indiana family a tour of the Everglades.

...and won't they have a story to tell the folks back home.
Posted by: tu3031   2012-07-30 18:48  

#3  In this case he earned the "insult". The "injury" was a byproduct of his stupidity.

He may have learned from his stupidity (perhaps) but the charges may slow down the number of incidents by others that brought on this law in the first place.
Posted by: tipover   2012-07-30 17:21  

#2  File under "Adding Insult to Injury"
Posted by: mojo   2012-07-30 14:08  

#1  Amos Moses?
Posted by: Glenmore    2012-07-30 08:14  

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