THE LEDGER (Lakeland, Florida) 20 August 03 5-Year-Old Boy Escapes Gator
Wildwood: An alligator grabbed the leg of a 5-year-old boy swimming in a lake and pulled him under but then let go.
Vincent Johnston of Leesburg was left with bite marks on the top part of his right foot.
He was swimming in a lake Sunday when he was attacked and pulled under. He was wearing a life jacket and popped back to the surface when the gator let go, said Lt. Bobby Caruthers of the Sumter County Sheriff's Office.
"A contributing factor might have been (a) dog that was playing back and forth," Caruthers said.
5-Year-Old Boy Escapes Gator