US man saved from alligator jaws
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A naked US man is rescued from the jaws of an alligator in the middle of the night by Florida deputies.
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By Glenn Garvin, The Miami Herald  Sep.
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A 6 1/2-foot alligator believed to be the elusive "Reggie" who lurked in a park lake for two years was captured Thursday in a wrestling match with a reptile expert and rangers.
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Hundreds of local residents and some from across the nation have turned out to provide a vast array of free aid since Hurricane Charley ravaged the area on Aug...
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A 46-year-old Englishman was recovering in hospital today after being rescued from his yacht 150 miles off the Irish coast.
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A 60-year-old woman jumped on to the back of a crocodile yesterday, tackling it to free a man trapped in its jaws. The four-metre (13ft) crocodile grabbed the 34-year-old man as he slept in a tent with his
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A man whose left arm was bitten off by a 600-pound alligator is fortunate to be alive, thanks in part to five nurses picnicking nearby.
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(This classic Dave Barry column was originally published June 25, 2000.)  A fundamental belief held by Americans is that if you are on land, you cannot be killed by a fish.
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By Josh Hoke, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Jun. 22--One person nearly drowned this morning in the Intracoastal Waterway but was rescued and taken to the hospital.
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By Dave Barry  A FUNDAMENTAL belief held by Americans is that if you are on land, you cannot be killed by a fish.
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By GILLIAN FLACCUS LOS ANGELES - A 6 1/2-foot alligator believed to be the elusive &quot;Reggie&quot; who lurked in a park lake for two years was captured Thursday in a wrestling match with a reptile expert and rangers.
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Wildlife officers captured an alligator Thursday that they believe fatally attacked a Tennessee woman while she snorkeled in a secluded recreation area.
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By The Associated Press  PALMETTO, Fla. - Mark Giorgio figured a 50-foot plunge was worth $20.  Giorgio, 47, was counting his money and walking across the U.S. 41 bridge over the Manatee River Monday when a $20 bill blew out of his hand and flew over the rail.   He followed.
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NEW YORK - Snake's alive! A boa constrictor was recovering Friday at a Manhattan animal shelter, one day after it was injured by a man who was waving the six-foot snake at passers-by on a Brooklyn street, authorities said.
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Bill Nylander survived Hurricane Charley, but the storm still managed to hurt him days after it cut a swath of destruction through his hometown...
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BEIJING - The world's tallest man saved two dolphins in northeast China by reaching inside of them with his 3-foot arms to remove plastic they had swallowed, state media and an aquarium official said Thursday.
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Florida sheriff's deputies jumped into a dark lake and pulled a naked man from the jaws of an alligator early on Wednesday, authorities said.