Wilderness & environmental medicine
Remarkable Survival by a Scuba Diver from an American Alligator Attack.
Thomas R Rainwater, William S Georgitis, Brandon M Sideleau, Steven G Platt
Published: 202510.1177/10806032251388579
Abstract
The American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) is a large (total length to 4.5 m [14.7 ft]) crocodilian common (estimated 3-4 million) in the southeastern United States. Attacks by alligators on humans are infrequent but increasing. We provide a…
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