Stay safe, Stonesie.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-killed-alligator-couple-canoe-trip-husband-save/story?id=121552147 – Wedgie
Something about this doesn’t smell right. Without going too deep into alligator behavior, big gators avoid shallow water and will usually avoid people. They don’t panic and start thrashing around if you paddle over them. I’ve paddled right over a ton of gators and some big ones, and sometimes close enough you could reach out and touch one with your paddle. I’ve never had one freak out or get aggressive. In the vast majority of alligator attacks, the person was doing something unwise or something to provoke the animal.
Or, the husband SAID that’s how it happened…
