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::sgrin::   another chamber of commerce moment ::chuckle::
Gator chomps golfer looking for lost ball

VENICE -- (AP) -- A Tennessee man who lost his ball in a golf course pond nearly lost a limb when an 11-foot alligator latched on to his arm and pulled him in, authorities said.


Bruce Burger, 50, managed to free himself after being chomped by the gator Monday afternoon. He was trying to retrieve his ball from a pond on the sixth hole at the Lake Venice Golf Club.

The alligator latched on to Burger's right forearm and pulled him in the pond, said Gary Morse, a spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. He used his left arm to beat on the reptile until it freed him.

'I saw him reach down to get his ball and he yelled . . . , `Help. Help. I've been bitten by a gator,' '' said Janet Pallo, who was playing the fifth hole and ran over to drive the man to the clubhouse.

Burger, from Lenoir City, Tenn., was taken to a hospital but was not seriously injured, Morse said Tuesday.

It took seven Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers an hour to trap the one-eyed alligator, which measured 10 feet, 11 inches, Morse said.

The pond at the sixth hole has a ''Beware of Alligator'' sign posted because the staff is aware that a large alligator likes to hang out there.

''Unfortunately, that's part of Florida,'' course general manager Rod Parry said. ``There's wildlife in these ponds.''

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Lady Cop wrote: ::sgrin::   another chamber of commerce moment ::chuckle::
Gator chomps golfer looking for lost ball

VENICE -- (AP) -- A Tennessee man who lost his ball in a golf course pond nearly lost a limb when an 11-foot alligator latched on to his arm and pulled him in, authorities said.


Bruce Burger, 50, managed to free himself after being chomped by the gator Monday afternoon. He was trying to retrieve his ball from a pond on the sixth hole at the Lake Venice Golf Club.

The alligator latched on to Burger's right forearm and pulled him in the pond, said Gary Morse, a spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. He used his left arm to beat on the reptile until it freed him.

'I saw him reach down to get his ball and he yelled . . . , `Help. Help. I've been bitten by a gator,' '' said Janet Pallo, who was playing the fifth hole and ran over to drive the man to the clubhouse.

Burger, from Lenoir City, Tenn., was taken to a hospital but was not seriously injured, Morse said Tuesday.

It took seven Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers an hour to trap the one-eyed alligator, which measured 10 feet, 11 inches, Morse said.

The pond at the sixth hole has a ''Beware of Alligator'' sign posted because the staff is aware that a large alligator likes to hang out there.

''Unfortunately, that's part of Florida,'' course general manager Rod Parry said. ``There's wildlife in these ponds.''

Well I'd sure as heck be using the ball retriever on a course like that one!  Why would anyone want to play a course that has gators wandering around?  They could be just off the fairway's too.  Course, we play courses where "rattle snakes" are on the course.  Dumb huh?




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florida is a golfer's paradise, they swarm the courses down here all winter...and it is always safe to assume there is a gator in any good-sized water trap. i really don't mind when they eat all those guys in lime-green pants and madras shirts. :giantgrin:
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Lady Cop wrote: florida is a golfer's paradise, they swarm the courses down here all winter...and it is always safe to assume there is a gator in any good-sized water trap. i really don't mind when they eat all those guys in lime-green pants and madras shirts. :giantgrin:
When I'm playing in Fl, I'm sure glad I only wear orange pants & a yellow polo shirt! ::sgrin::
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Cars my friend...that gator only had one eye...so you'd be fair game in that outfit! ::rotfl::...as long as you don't wear socks with your sandals....::bshake::

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Lady Cop wrote: Cars my friend...that gator only had one eye...so you'd be fair game in that outfit! ::rotfl::...as long as you don't wear socks with your sandals....::bshake::
I used to wear sandals, till I almost stepped on a SNAKE!!!::shock:: I HATE SNAKES!!!! :rant: Now I only wear boots!!! :D

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