(Western Journal)—A Florida alligator had 15-year-old Summer Hinote in its jaws, but she was not ready to surrender. Instead, she fought back by punching the ’gator until friends could help her to safety.
The June 22 incident took place in Pond Creek, which is about 25 miles northeast of Destin.
“Me and my two friends decided to walk downstream and we were about a good mile downstream,” Summer said, according to WEAR-TV.
They were ready to head home when Summer realized there was something in the waist-deep water that was not friendly, according to WRBW-TV.
“I felt something brush up against me,” she said.
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