Fugitive Ends Up In Alligator's Jaws

The saying "crime doesn't pay" was certainly true in this case.

A MAN who jumped into a Florida lake to escape police has been found dead with alligator bite marks on his torso, police said today. While it is yet to be determined that the man was killed by an alligator, a suspected 2m long reptile culprit has been identified and killed, newswire AP reports.

A coroner will examine the alligator - currently being kept in cold storage - for evidence it may have mauled the man. Police divers recovered the man's body from a lake, which had a warning sign: Danger Live Alligators. The name of the dead man has not been released but he allegedly was caught by police trying to break into a parked car at the Miccosukee Resort and Convention Centre west of Miami, before fleeing on foot last week.

The resort is part of the reservation for American Indian Miccosukee tribe.

Alligator must be better than a US lockup.

What do they do if they find the alligator was not the culprit - seems he got sentenced and had it carried out before the trial!

That's horrible. The poor Aligator. First he only has polluted tucker and then some barsteward shoots him. It's not fair. I reckon we should invade the US demanding better protection of useful species. Anyone got Johnny Howard's phone number?

Richard

How come the Alligator only mauled the bloke! maybe it wasn't the right fowl taste for it.:D