Alligator Bites Teen On The Head At Florida Park

GENEVA, Fla. (AP) — A 17-year-old was treated for puncture wounds on his head after being bitten by an alligator while swimming at a central Florida state park.

Andrew Hudson of Winter Springs was swimming Monday with friends in the Little Big Econ State Forest when he kicked what he thought was a log in the water.

The object was actually an alligator nearly 10 feet long. It came up behind Hudson and jerked him underwater.

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