New York, Apr. 22 (ANI): A father and son's canoe trip at the Loxahatchee Wildlife Refuge in Boynton Beach, Florida, took a terrifying turn on Friday when the 6-year-old kid fell into the water and his hand was bit into by a eight-foot gator.
According to Local 10, Joey Welch's father Joseph said that he heard blood-curdling screams and saw an alligator had his son's right arm in his jaw and he just freaked.
Joey said that the alligator just swam to him and clamped his arm.
Joseph told WSVN 7 that he jumped into the water to rescue his son and started punching the crocodile on top of the head as hard as he could, as he did not want to play tug-of-war with the alligator and get his son's arm ripped off, the Huffington Post reported.
The alligator finally released Joey's arm after a good Samaritan jumped in to help, and kicked the alligator in its stomach.
Joey only suffered minor injuries, the alligator was later killed by authorities due to its aggressive behaviour. (ANI)
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