OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. – A 15-year-old Florida girl fought off an alligator that latched onto her leg, according to CBS News.
The attack happened June 22 as Summer Hinote was wading in Pond Creek in Okaloosa County.
The 10-foot gator bit her leg, and the girl said her instincts kicked in.
“I didn’t know what it was at first, so I just turned my body around and started punching it in the head. It let go and then it grabbed again and then dragged me under the water and shook me around,” she said.
Hinote managed to get free and her friends helped her out of the water. She was then taken to a hospital for treatment of the bite wounds.
Read the full story on CBS News.
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