NAPLES, Fla. – An alligator that’s believed to have swallowed a dog whole was captured by trappers on Monday morning.
The moments have been captured on video by neighbors that reside on Lime Key Lane within the West Wind group of South Naples.
“You don’t hear about alligators swallowing a 30-40 pound canine,” mentioned Joseph Gamble, a household good friend of the victims. “That’s unbelievable.”
Trappers have been capable of bait and catch the gator swimming within the canal close to the house the place three-year-old Abby as soon as lived. A memorial now sits the place the canine was attacked.
It was final Thursday she was out for a stroll along with her proprietor Timmy when the gator attacked. The 2 have been simply ending a stroll.
Timmy, a disabled veteran, used a mobility scooter on their walks. Close to their house, he took the leash off and that’s when Abby ran to the sting of the canal and was attacked by the gator.
Timmy received off his scooter when he heard the commotion.
“Timmy fell as a result of he can’t stroll actual properly attempting to see what was occurring,” mentioned Timmy’s spouse, Sheryl Duffy.
He’s nonetheless within the hospital after he broke his leg, mentioned Gamble. Sheryl Duffy mentioned that the gator trapped was 7’7” lengthy.
“I hope they do an ultrasound and be sure that Abby’s in there,” mentioned Gamble.
If this gator is the one, Duffy mentioned her husband desires the gator caught and put down.
“My husband does, positively,” she mentioned. “He says he desires the chip from my canine.”
NBC2 reached out to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Fee to verify if this gator was the one who killed Abby. FWC hasn’t launched any particulars.
