Fla. man loses hand to gator; faces charges for feeding it
Fla. man loses hand
Posted: 07/30/2012
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By: Charley Crowson
EVERGLADES CITY, Fla. - Records show 63-year-old Wallace Weatherholt was charged Friday with unlawful feeding of an alligator and later posted $1,000 bond. His next court date is Aug. 22. Feeding alligators is a second-degree misdemeanor, and if convicted, Weatherholt faces 60-days in jail and a $500 fine.
Weatherholt was attacked on June 12 as he was giving an Indiana family a tour of the Everglades. The family said Weatherholt hung a fish over the side of the boat and had his hand at the water's surface when the alligator attacked.
Wildlife officers tracked and euthanized the gator. Weatherholt's hand was found but could not be reattached.
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