W2R
Moderator Emeritus
is the swimming pool gated like that to prevent wandering alligators? ha, that's funny!
This week a boy swimming in a swimming hole (not a pool) in Slidell, Louisiana (suburb of New Orleans) had his arm entirely bitten off by an 11-foot alligator, and also suffered severe bite injuries to his torso.
St. Tammany alligator threat not going away- NOLA.com
They retrieved the arm from the belly of the alligator but re-attachment efforts failed. I can't imagine that the arm was in very good shape so maybe that is why. News about the boy's condition is limited since the parents desire to keep that private, but rumor has it that he may not be doing well.