Man Attacked By Alligator Gets Arrested One Day Later

[matcom]

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TAVARES, Fla. -- An 11-foot alligator attacked a man pulling weeds along the shore of Lake Eustis, but the man got loose with a punch to the reptile's nose.

Guy R. Daelemans, 43, of Mount Dora suffered two puncture wounds and a laceration to his left thigh and knee in Tuesday's attack, said Lake County sheriff's Lt. Todd Luce. Daelemans taken to Florida Hospital-Waterman, where he received antibiotics before being released.

A trapper summoned by wildlife officials later caught the 385-pound alligator, which was then killed.

After the injury, came the insult: Daelemans was arrested Wednesday on charges of grand theft and failure to return leased property.

Daelemans allegedly didn't return a water pump and hose to a Leesburg rental center, Luce said. He's also accused of taking money from a homeowner to build a boat dock, then failing to finish the job.

He was arrested under a warrant that was processed Tueday and was being held in jail on $50,000 bond.

http://www.wftv.com/newsofthestrange/3588990/detail.html

[trumad]

1. Maybe it was that Homeowners Alligator....

Good morning Mat... I see by those DU party pics that they made you smoke outside. I got a kick out of those Pics...;-)

[matcom]

2. again, i smoke outside my OWN home!

and Matt has two t's :P

[trumad]

4. Two T's.....since when?

;-)

[Rainbowreflect]

3. Question, are gators the sharks of 2004?

I guess shark attacks were not getting enough attention so now it's gator attacks.

[trumad]

5. If you linger by any lake shore in Florida

you're playing Russian Roulette.

[Bridget Burke]

7. We've had 2 shark attacks recently on the Texas Gulf Coast.

Near Houston, that is. One girl is OK, a boy will probably keep his arm although they're not sure how well his hand will work.

Neither is as bad as the vibrio infections picked up by several people--just from being in the water with cuts or scratches. Descriptions of the symptoms include the words "flesh eating". One guy has had both legs amputated & is in "guarded" condition.

Some of our marshier suburban areas are reputedly unsafe for little fluffy pets--alligators lived there first & still live there.

[fishnfla]

6. I think the moral of the story is

dont get your picture on the front page of the Orlando Sentinal. (trust me on this one)

In fact, dont have anything to do with the Orlando Sentinal at all