A Florida man was attacked by an alligator, lost his arm, and wandered through the swamp for three days following the attack, seeking help. Eric Merda, 43, was visiting the Manatee Lake Fish Camp in Myakka City when he got lost in the jungle. Back in the lake, he chose to swim rather than walk around.
“It’s not the wisest decision a Florida man can make,” Eric Merda said in an interview with US television network WTSP. The lawsuit took place on July 17, but only now gained notoriety.
In the interview, he says that shortly after he started swimming, he noticed movement near him. “Suddenly I look up and see a crocodile to my right. He grabbed my arm and I grabbed him,” he said.
Eric said he drifted underwater three more times before breaking free and swimming to shore and calling for help. After three days of wandering in the swamp, he managed to find help on a fence with a man on the other side, his arm completely smashed.
“I didn’t know if he was alive or dead when I found him. I called an ambulance, cut the fence and they were able to take him away,” said the man who helped unnamed Eric in an interview. hospital.”
Eric was immediately taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital, where doctors performed the correct amputation of his arm.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reported that Eric, who said he was adapting to the new normal with a new perspective, wanted to warn them to be more careful in Florida waters.
“Don’t feed or anger the crocodiles. I’ve seen people throw stones at them around here. Leave the crocodiles alone,” Merda warned.
source: Noticias
