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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAccording to the\u00a0Palm Beach Post, Suzan Marciano, from Boca Raton, Florida, was walking her dog Nalu near a lake on the evening of August 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After playing fetch, the two were enjoying the lake, with the golden retriever chest-deep in the water. But Suzan recalls her \u201cheart dropped\u201d when she saw a dark spot in the water creeping towards her dog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was an alligator, more than six feet long, and in an instant it had Nalu in its jaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Without thinking, the senior woman jumped into action to get her dog free. \u201cI did the only thing I could do. I came down on the alligator with all my weight,\u201d she told the Palm Beach Post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The gator released Nalu \u2014 but soon turned its attention on Suzan, chomping down on her hand. \u201cIt was all one big blur. I was in such shock. I didn\u2019t feel any pain,\u201d she recalls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Both Suzan and Nalu survived the ordeal, but both had puncture wounds that required hospital visits. Suzan received five stitches on her hand, and Nalu underwent a two-hour surgery for wounds on her stomach and thigh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They were also both left \u201ctraumatized\u201d by the ordeal, and Suzan says she was afraid to go back to the park for weeks: \u201cI was still seeing the shadow with two eyes looking up from out of the water. That image kept coming back to me,\u201d she told the Palm Beach Post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the Post, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission investigated the site in response to the incident but could not find any alligators in the lake. A spokesperson said their program \u201cproactively address alligator threats.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n What a scary incident. While both Suzan and Nalu were left with some injuries and trauma, we\u2019re glad they both survived the ordeal. It goes to show how fearless pet owners can be when their dogs are in danger.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Share this news!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn-djur.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/09\/28082459\/shutterstock_1424895011.jpg\")
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