(Fox News) An 80-year-old Florida man took matters into his own hands when a huge alligator walked into his backyard Tuesday afternoon.
Ed Chapman, from Miami-Dade County, tried to catch the 6-and-a-half-foot gator himself before he had to call in backup from police and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, local outlet 7News reported.
“That thing tugged me all over,” he told the outlet. “Carried me, twisting and fighting me all the way across the property.”
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