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TexasTowelie

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Sun Feb 12, 2017, 04:49 AM Feb 2017

Florida man rescues bald eagle from alligator's mouth

Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A Florida man helped rescue a bald eagle that was being attacked by an alligator because he "couldn't watch America's symbol die."

David Anderson hopped into a pond in the back of his Parrish home to rescue the eagle from the gator's clutches while a neighbor called Justin Matthews of Matthews Wildlife Rescue for help.

"David an older guy that is on chemo waded in the water and pulled the eagle from the gators mouth! Is that crazy or what?" Matthews wrote in a Facebook post. "He said he couldn't watch America's symbol die."

Anderson said he risked his own safety to go into the water and rescue the struggling eagle due to its symbolic relevance.

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2017/02/10/Florida-man-rescues-bald-eagle-from-alligators-mouth/8931486757231/

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Florida man rescues bald eagle from alligator's mouth (Original Post) TexasTowelie Feb 2017 OP
Kudos to Florida Man! Rhiannon12866 Feb 2017 #1
I'm sure that momma still loves him though. TexasTowelie Feb 2017 #2
I'm guessing he scared the alligator... Rhiannon12866 Feb 2017 #3
I am glad that Florida Man get it right once in a while. n/t murielm99 Feb 2017 #4
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