Crikey! A sneaky ‘gator snuck up a group of swimmers who narrowly escaped its jaws.
David Siljeg captured the alarming incident on video, watching as the alligator, estimated to be 12 feet long, swam towards a group of children at Texas’ Huntsville State Park on Saturday.
The quick-thinking cameraman thought the predatory reptile was smaller than it turned out to be when he first glimpsed the creature, assuming it would abandon the area when it noticed humans splashing in the water.
“Well, that wasn’t the case, as the alligator switched to attack mode and was aiming quickly toward the little kids,” he told Storyful.
An anonymous bystander sprinted into the water, flailing his arms and signaling for the shrieking children to get out of the infested waters as quickly as possible.
Once the group of young kids were safely on the shore, one woman, armed with a floaty, tried her luck by getting closer to the gator, which began to swim away.
At the end of the clip, the reptile can be seen slowly inching its way closer to the sand, much of his body surfacing above the water, which was surrounded by signs warning about the dangers of alligators.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/09/14/massive-alligator-in-attack-mode-creeps-up-on-kids-in-lake/
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