Florida Drone Video Captures Swimmer Wrestling Alligator

Amazing video has emerged showing a man fending off an alligator attack while swimming in a lake outside Tampa, Florida. The drone footage of Juan Carlos La Verde wrestling the gator — which he tells TMX News was about 12 feet long — was captured Aug. 3 on Lake Thonotosassa while filming an instructional video for an upcoming event through the sports company of, Defeat. -X. “I was crushed on that side, like completely,” he told Fox13 Tampa.
The video shows La Verde swimming from the left while the alligator approaches from the right. Once the two meet, a fight ensues before the La Verde changes direction and begins to head for the coast. The alligator, right, is seen approaching Juan Carlos La Verde at Thonotosassa Lake. (Defeat X Adventure Co./LOCAL NEWS X/TMX) BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS SHOW MIRACLE GATOR ATTACK SURVIVOR The gator’s jaws came down on his head and upper torso. The attack lasted only seconds, but La Verde said he knew he would make it out alive. “An incredible belief in myself that I wasn’t going to die,” he recalls. “I was fine, but I had to act for sure.” La Verde said he reacted by putting his hands in the alligator’s mouth. The photos show Juan Carlos La Verde before and after the alligator attack.
MYRTLE BEACH SHARK ATTACKS: 2 BITES IN SAME DAY “He let it go and he shouldn’t have,” La Verde said. He immediately swam to a nearby dock. The pain hit as soon as the adrenaline wore off and he was out of the water. La Verde was also losing a lot of blood. Neighbors called for help and he was taken to hospital as a trauma alert patient. Water can be seen swirling in Thonotosassa Lake as La Verde collides with the alligator. (Defeat X Adventure Co./LOCAL NEWS X/TMX) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP La Verde is a veteran of the US Air Force and an Oldsmar firefighter. He underwent six hours of surgery after the alligator bite crushed his head, broke his jaw and damaged a facial nerve. La Verde spent eight days in the hospital. He was discharged last week.

title: “Florida Drone Video Captures Swimmer Wrestling Alligator Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-10” author: “Linda Rose”

Amazing video has emerged showing a man fending off an alligator attack while swimming in a lake outside Tampa, Florida. The drone footage of Juan Carlos La Verde wrestling the gator — which he tells TMX News was about 12 feet long — was captured Aug. 3 on Lake Thonotosassa while filming an instructional video for an upcoming event through the sports company of, Defeat. -X. “I was crushed on that side, like completely,” he told Fox13 Tampa.
The video shows La Verde swimming from the left while the alligator approaches from the right. Once the two meet, a fight ensues before the La Verde changes direction and begins to head for the coast. The alligator, right, is seen approaching Juan Carlos La Verde at Thonotosassa Lake. (Defeat X Adventure Co./LOCAL NEWS X/TMX) BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS SHOW MIRACLE GATOR ATTACK SURVIVOR The gator’s jaws came down on his head and upper torso. The attack lasted only seconds, but La Verde said he knew he would make it out alive. “An incredible belief in myself that I wasn’t going to die,” he recalls. “I was fine, but I had to act for sure.” La Verde said he reacted by putting his hands in the alligator’s mouth. The photos show Juan Carlos La Verde before and after the alligator attack.
MYRTLE BEACH SHARK ATTACKS: 2 BITES IN SAME DAY “He let it go and he shouldn’t have,” La Verde said. He immediately swam to a nearby dock. The pain hit as soon as the adrenaline wore off and he was out of the water. La Verde was also losing a lot of blood. Neighbors called for help and he was taken to hospital as a trauma alert patient. Water can be seen swirling in Thonotosassa Lake as La Verde collides with the alligator. (Defeat X Adventure Co./LOCAL NEWS X/TMX) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP La Verde is a veteran of the US Air Force and an Oldsmar firefighter. He underwent six hours of surgery after the alligator bite crushed his head, broke his jaw and damaged a facial nerve. La Verde spent eight days in the hospital. He was discharged last week.

title: “Florida Drone Video Captures Swimmer Wrestling Alligator Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-29” author: “Michael Anderson”

Amazing video has emerged showing a man fending off an alligator attack while swimming in a lake outside Tampa, Florida. The drone footage of Juan Carlos La Verde wrestling the gator — which he tells TMX News was about 12 feet long — was captured Aug. 3 on Lake Thonotosassa while filming an instructional video for an upcoming event through the sports company of, Defeat. -X. “I was crushed on that side, like completely,” he told Fox13 Tampa.
The video shows La Verde swimming from the left while the alligator approaches from the right. Once the two meet, a fight ensues before the La Verde changes direction and begins to head for the coast. The alligator, right, is seen approaching Juan Carlos La Verde at Thonotosassa Lake. (Defeat X Adventure Co./LOCAL NEWS X/TMX) BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS SHOW MIRACLE GATOR ATTACK SURVIVOR The gator’s jaws came down on his head and upper torso. The attack lasted only seconds, but La Verde said he knew he would make it out alive. “An incredible belief in myself that I wasn’t going to die,” he recalls. “I was fine, but I had to act for sure.” La Verde said he reacted by putting his hands in the alligator’s mouth. The photos show Juan Carlos La Verde before and after the alligator attack.
MYRTLE BEACH SHARK ATTACKS: 2 BITES IN SAME DAY “He let it go and he shouldn’t have,” La Verde said. He immediately swam to a nearby dock. The pain hit as soon as the adrenaline wore off and he was out of the water. La Verde was also losing a lot of blood. Neighbors called for help and he was taken to hospital as a trauma alert patient. Water can be seen swirling in Thonotosassa Lake as La Verde collides with the alligator. (Defeat X Adventure Co./LOCAL NEWS X/TMX) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP La Verde is a veteran of the US Air Force and an Oldsmar firefighter. He underwent six hours of surgery after the alligator bite crushed his head, broke his jaw and damaged a facial nerve. La Verde spent eight days in the hospital. He was discharged last week.

title: “Florida Drone Video Captures Swimmer Wrestling Alligator Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-11” author: “Leroy Hernandez”

Amazing video has emerged showing a man fending off an alligator attack while swimming in a lake outside Tampa, Florida. The drone footage of Juan Carlos La Verde wrestling the gator — which he tells TMX News was about 12 feet long — was captured Aug. 3 on Lake Thonotosassa while filming an instructional video for an upcoming event through the sports company of, Defeat. -X. “I was crushed on that side, like completely,” he told Fox13 Tampa.
The video shows La Verde swimming from the left while the alligator approaches from the right. Once the two meet, a fight ensues before the La Verde changes direction and begins to head for the coast. The alligator, right, is seen approaching Juan Carlos La Verde at Thonotosassa Lake. (Defeat X Adventure Co./LOCAL NEWS X/TMX) BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS SHOW MIRACLE GATOR ATTACK SURVIVOR The gator’s jaws came down on his head and upper torso. The attack lasted only seconds, but La Verde said he knew he would make it out alive. “An incredible belief in myself that I wasn’t going to die,” he recalls. “I was fine, but I had to act for sure.” La Verde said he reacted by putting his hands in the alligator’s mouth. The photos show Juan Carlos La Verde before and after the alligator attack.
MYRTLE BEACH SHARK ATTACKS: 2 BITES IN SAME DAY “He let it go and he shouldn’t have,” La Verde said. He immediately swam to a nearby dock. The pain hit as soon as the adrenaline wore off and he was out of the water. La Verde was also losing a lot of blood. Neighbors called for help and he was taken to hospital as a trauma alert patient. Water can be seen swirling in Thonotosassa Lake as La Verde collides with the alligator. (Defeat X Adventure Co./LOCAL NEWS X/TMX) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP La Verde is a veteran of the US Air Force and an Oldsmar firefighter. He underwent six hours of surgery after the alligator bite crushed his head, broke his jaw and damaged a facial nerve. La Verde spent eight days in the hospital. He was discharged last week.