Gator Bites Off Man’s Hand!

18-year-old Timothy Delano was hospitalized in southwest Florida after an alligator bit off his left hand.

Delano was swimming with three friends in a Collier County canal around 9:30 p.m. Sunday when the alligator attacked. Delano was on a rock in the middle of the canal, but fell into the water. While he tried to get back on the rock, the 10-foot, 2-inch alligator grabbed his hand.

Delano and his friends managed to swim to shore and get into a car, where he called 911. A helicopter transported Delano to Lee Memorial Hospital.

Doctors were unable to reattach Delano’s hand, which was retrieved from the alligator’s stomach. However, Delano is in stable condition.

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