An alligator attacked a Louisiana man in an area flooded by Ida.

[Botany]

A Louisiana man was missing and presumed dead after an alligator attacked him on Monday in an area that was flooded during Hurricane Ida, the authorities said.

A woman said that at about noon on Monday, her 71-year-old husband was attacked by an alligator while walking in knee-high floodwaters at their home in the city of Slidell, about 30 miles northeast of New Orleans on the north side of Lake Pontchartrain, according to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Capt. Lance Vitter of the Sheriff’s Office said the man had gone to check on his belongings in a storage area below the house.

The woman, whose name was not released, told deputies that she was inside her home when she heard a commotion and splashing. When she went outside, she saw a large alligator attacking her husband, the Sheriff’s Office said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/us/alligator-attack-louisiana-ida.html

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[East-A-Squared]

1. Another reason to evacuate before a hurricane.

[jcgoldie]

2. shark-nado

[Baitball Blogger]

3. Crawl

Plenty of movies out there with hurricanes driven floodwaters and man eating alligators.

[AngryOldDem]

4. Probably all sorts of poisonous snakes in that water, too.

That’s why they tell you to stay out of the water.

Checking stuff can wait.