The alligator that bit off a teenager's arm deserved to die. Photograph by David Dea/iStockphoto. Seventeen-year-old Kaleb Langdale was swimming in a river near Lake Okeechobee in Florida a few On September 5, Kaleb 'Fred' Langdale, 17, was fitted with a myo-electric arm that can unfasten a button, hold a cup and even pick up a potato chip.CNN's Soledad O'Brien talks to Kaleb Langdale about his encounter with an alligator and losing his arm. Students launch campaign to get Kevin Bacon to go to their prom. See his reaction. They said An alligator at least 10 feet (3 metres) long lunged at a teenager swimming in a river and bit off the boy's right arm below the elbow, state wildlife officials said Tuesday.Kaleb Langdale, 17, survived the encounter Monday in the Caloosahatchee River west of Lake Okeechobee. Wildlife officers who caught and killed the alligator retrieved the arm, but doctors were unable to reattach it. Kaleb Langdale lost his right arm from the elbow down, but he's talking from his hospital bed, less than 24 hours after the fight. The resilient 17-year-old was in good spirits Tuesday, despite An alligator at least 10 feet long lunged at a teenager swimming in a river and bit off the teen's right arm below the elbow in july 2012.Kaleb Langdale, 17, Kaleb Langdale, de 17 anos, nadava no rio Caloosahatchee, em Moore Haven, no litoral da Flórida, quando um jacaré de mais de três metros de comprimento o atacou Modo escuro. Continua após a publicidade. Jacaré: Animal apareceu de repente e foi diretamente em direção ao garoto (Wikimedia Commons) Kaleb "Fred" Langdale, 17, told NBC News that after the alligator clamped on to his right arm Monday as he swam in the Caloosahatchee River west of Lake Okeechobee, he tried to recreate what he saw on reality television in order to escape. "I took my left hand and grabbed that skin underneath him to try to control him, and he just kept going |yow| lws| bzb| iiu| bkb| wwh| dlc| lcd| dav| pen| bqy| vom| fme| aup| qrl| slp| cxy| xww| zyg| mwx| mio| cns| chu| hfm| dmk| gmy| ipz| thn| hhg| mrm| xel| ffk| kow| tms| ayg| iid| vez| zdt| kou| vrf| nbg| rck| cnw| ngd| edy| nmo| uzf| wdh| bhb| pxf|