Redbudlover said:
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Are you kidding? Alligators kill people! Jump in the water with an aggressive alligator? NO!!!
I agree.
The thing that boggles my mind, as a parent, is why didn't the father or the mother (one of them) wouldn't go after the gator. I know the reports say that both tried to grab the boy but were unsuccessful. But, and this is just my mindset as a parent, there's no way in hell I would leave the gator without trying everything. I mean if the gator grabbed the boy then you go in and hang on tight and keep fighting. Even if that means going down with it. I would rather die trying to save my baby girl than walk out of the water with scratches and live to tell about it.
And yes I do realize that there are 2 other children to think about -- hence why I mentioned one of them should have went after.