William Georgitis was diving for fossils in South Carolina’s Cooper River last week when was attacked and dragged 50 feet below the surface of the river by an alligator before escaping.
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29 Comments
Well, he'll just get another go fund me, won't he and you dummies will add to it….
Yeah, I won’t allow my crew to fresh water swim, kayak, canoe etc here in the low country. Even our brackish water has gators moving via the inner coastal water ways & a few get caught up in the ocean even.
When you go into a gator's habitat, and the gator attacks you, you're not a victim.
Moral Hazard is what insurance analysts call this type of risky behavior. Maybe he's doing it for attention and the GoFundMe money. He looks very manly and adventurous with the taxidermy behind him during the interview. Like "crocodile Dundee"
i misread that as driver at first,suddenly trying to think how you can get bit by a gator while driving.
seriously though…a screwdriver?
i understand not having that one co2 knife but no knife, no harpoon or anything maybe special for divers defense from dangerous creatures? I'd think there'd be something given how many things in the water can kill you.
Team GATOR..you'll get him next time,and do not let go..they probably already killed the poor alligator.😢
So proud of you. !!!!
Simply Horrifying!!! Can’t imagine getting attacked by an alligator! If they drag you under water you’re pretty much Donzo!!!! This man is incredibly lucky to be alive! That’s why I stay my ass in NJ!!! No FL Or south gators for me! NO thank you!
I wish he would leave the fossils alone.
Wow sending prayers to you for a full recovery 🙏🏽
He's been warned once….stay out of the water. There's no fossil worth risking your life for.
U know…. I would like to be this guys wife because I would immediately load up on life insurance. Many years ago a woman was snorkeling in a spring and got her head bit off by a gator, sad, but people over estimate themselves.
Way to fight back man and not just give up and become part of the bottom of natures food chain…
Humans should be off limits for alligators!! They attack everything it seems like!
Blessed!
What a nightmare.
This guy is always going to relive this in his head!
Are those the alligator teeth on display behind him?
Thz god he didnt lost the arm
👍🏻👍🏻🙏🏻
Made of wood! REAL STURDY!!
He found a living fossil…
Glad he did OK with it. Sounds positively terrifying…
Im sure the gator wasnt matured and probably less than 9 ft long
Very lucky bcuz if that was a salt water crocodile matured and about 13 ft long we wouldn't have heard his story
I thought alligators didn't do this
I grew up around them in Southeast Texas. You just don't mess with them or get near their habitat EVER. I'm so glad this man escaped. He was very lucky! 😊
Well, I was considering a small Go Fund Me donation but considering the gentleman says he will continue his impression of human link sausage…well, I can't afford to feed gators.
Why do people continue to swim in water with gators?!?!
what river
Nah, exaggeration of a nip.
A gator roll equals no arm
Poor gator was fighting off a home invasion.