https://www.nbcnews.com/news/animal-news/florida-man-saves-his-puppy-dragged-pond-alligator-n1248565
A Florida man is drawing praise for valiantly saving his puppy from the jaws of an alligator. Richard Wilbanks, 74, was just enjoying the sun when he heard his new puppy, Gunner, crying.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/11/24/florida-man-saves-puppy-from-alligator-jaws-shares-update-dog/6404437002/
The rescue: Florida man saves his dog from the jaws of an alligator; wildlife cam films the dramatic rescue. "It was like a missile," Richard said recalling the incident. "We were only about

https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/21/us/puppy-alligator-rescue-trnd/index.html
01:32. See More Videos. CNN —. In a dramatic encounter recorded by surveillance cameras, a Florida man chased an alligator under water and rescued his 3-month-old puppy from the jaws of death

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/man-rescues-puppy-alligator-jaws-florida-video-cigar-b1760023.html
A Florida man heroically saved his puppy 's life by prying it free from the jaws of an alligator. Cigar-smoking Richard Wilbanks leapt into action when three-month-old King Charles spaniel

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/11/21/florida-man-saves-dog-alligator-attack-caught-on-camera/6376670002/
0:27. FORT MYERS, Fla. - Newly released footage shows a Florida man rescuing his dog from the grasp of an alligator, an unexpected moment captured on film by a project designed to monitor local

https://apnews.com/article/florida-man-rescues-puppy-from-gator-11c3145ba6cc168a119e63440f816161
Published 7:37 AM PDT, November 24, 2020. ESTERO, Fla. (AP) — A 74-year-old man leaped into a Florida pond and wrestled open the jaws of an alligator that lunged from the water to attack his 3-month-old puppy. The rescue last month was captured on video by cameras placed in the area to document wildlife. Florida Wildlife Federation workers

https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/florida-man-wrestles-alligator-save-puppy/
ESTERO (CBSMiami/CNN) - Cameras captured a Florida man's heroic actions to rescue his 3-month-old puppy from the jaws of an alligator. Richard Wilbanks, 74, of Estero ran into his backyard pond

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT71bEbLJNw
A Florida man has been hailed a hero after he wrestled the family's Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy from the jaws of an alligator with his bare hands - a

https://cbs12.com/news/local/florida-retiree-wrestles-puppy-from-jaws-of-alligator
In a dramatic encounter recorded by surveillance cameras, a Florida man chased an alligator underwater and rescued his 3-month-old puppy from the jaws of death. Richard Wilbanks, 74, of Estero ran

https://abc7.com/man-rescues-puppy-from-alligator-florida-saves-dog-rescued/8153717/
ESTERO, Fla. -- In a dramatic encounter recorded by surveillance cameras, a Florida man chased an alligator under water and rescued his 3-month-old puppy from the jaws of death. Richard Wilbanks

https://www.dailypaws.com/pet-news-entertainment/hero-animals/puppy-pried-from-alligators-jaws-hired-by-florida-sheriffs-office
Gunner's owner Richard Wilbanks held the puppy during his swearing in. It was Wilbanks who jumped into a pond to pry Gunner from the jaws of the alligator who'd grabbed the puppy as he passed by. Dramatic video of the rescue shows Wilbanks going almost fully underwater to save his dog. The hero only sustained one puncture wound while Gunner

https://globalnews.ca/news/7478706/florida-man-puppy-alligator-rescue-video/
1:33 Video captures rescue of puppy from jaws of alligator in Florida WATCH: Video captured the shocking moments after a Florida man dove into a pond to rescue his puppy that had been snatched up

https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/video-florida-man-saves-dog-from-alligators-jaws/
ESTERO, Fla. (WFLA/NBC) - A Florida man rescued his puppy from the jaws of an alligator and it was all caught on video. Richard Wilbanks said he was enjoying a beautiful fall day outside at the

https://people.com/pets/florida-man-wrestles-alligator-to-save-dog/
Published on May 13, 2021 03:28PM EDT. A man from Holiday, Florida, had to think fast after his dog was pulled underwater by an alligator this week. On Tuesday, Mike McCoy was walking with his dog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FrQfONE5zk
In a dramatic encounter recorded by surveillance cameras, a Florida man chased an alligator under water and rescued his 3-month-old puppy from the jaws of de

https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/southeast/video-florida-man-rescues-puppy-from-jaws-of-alligator/
ESTERO, Fla (NewsNation Now) — A Florida man recently jumped into the water to rescue his puppy from the jaws of an alligator. Richard Wilbanks of Estero said he was enjoying a beautiful fall day outside with his dog, Gunner, when all of a sudden he heard a cry for help from the puppy. An alligator in their backyard pond had Gunner in its grasp.

https://www.foxnews.com/great-outdoors/florida-man-rescues-puppy-alligator
According to ABC Action News, both Jake and McCoy needed stitches from the bites, but had no other injuries. A man in Florida rescued his 8-month-old puppy from the jaws of an alligator this week

https://abc7ny.com/man-rescues-puppy-from-alligator-florida-saves-dog-rescued/8153717/
ESTERO, Fla. -- In a dramatic encounter recorded by surveillance cameras, a Florida man chased an alligator under water and rescued his 3-month-old puppy from the jaws of death. Richard Wilbanks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDm8xmmLxiw
Remarkable video out of Florida shows the lengths to which one dog owner was willing to go to rescue his puppy from the jaws of an alligator. NBC's Joe Fryer

https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/he-did-what-florida-retiree-wrestles-puppy-from-jaws-of-alligator/
MIAMI (CBSMiami/CNN) -- In a dramatic encounter recorded by surveillance cameras, a Florida man chased an alligator underwater and rescued his 3-month-old puppy from the jaws of death. Richard

https://turnto10.com/news/local/florida-man-rescues-puppy-from-jaws-of-small-alligator
A 74-year-old Florida man rescued his puppy from the jaws of a small alligator -- and it was caught on video. Richard Wilbanks, who lives in Estero, said he was enjoying a beautiful day outside

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/19/us/dog-alligator-deputy-dog-florida-trnd/index.html
A 4-month-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is now a Florida sheriff's office "Deputy Dog" after being rescued from an alligator that dragged him underwater. The Lee County Sheriff's

https://www.wpbf.com/article/florida-dog-brady-gator-attack-forever-home-adoption/61421401
An American Bulldog believed to have survived an alligator attack is seeking a forever home.WPBF 25 first reported on "Brady" last month. He was found near a canal by Lake Worth Road and Congress

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/it-was-horrible-witness-describes-dramatic-rescue-of-florida-man-who-was-bitten-by-alligator/ar-BB1oGca4
A man was bitten by an alligator Sunday morning after getting into the water at Lake Monroe, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/florida-alligator-used-for-target-practice-found-with-arrow-sticking-out-of-head-rescuers-say/
MIAMI-- A Florida alligator named Archer has died after being rescued from being used as a "target practice," according to a social media post by Chris Gillette, president of the animal sanctuary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiWB3q_Plm8
A man in Florida rescued his puppy from the jaws of an alligator, diving under the water and wrestling the reptile all without dropping the cigar from his mo

https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/state/2024/06/19/gator-attack-florida-man-loses-arm-while-swimming-lake-monroe/74147817007/
Alligator attacks are not uncommon in Florida, although deaths from them are. Out of 243 total reported attacks between 2000 and 2021 only 18 resulted in fatalities, according to an FWC report .

https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/florida-couple-shares-details-attack-pit-bull-rescue-adopted
Couple shares details of attack by pit bull. A Florida couple has shared their harrowing experience after being attacked by their rescue dog, leading to the dog's death at the hands of deputies.

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/volusia/2024/06/18/florida-trapper-in-pierson-travels-volusia-to-remove-gators-that-pose-a-danger/73948961007/
Lucas then dragged the alligator to his truck where he taped shut the animal's toothy jaws. He then lifted the 100-pound reptile and dropped it in a cooler in the back of his truck. "And that's a

https://www.unilad.com/news/animals/gatorland-florida-alligator-jawlene-378036-20240620
Everyone has the same question after seeing shocking images of an alligator which is missing its entire upper jaw. The aptly named Gatorland is a park near Orlando, Florida, which works to house and look after alligators which have been rescued, whether from being kept as pets or after being injured. And in the case of one unlucky alligator, the injury would likely mean that she would not be