Tuesday 7 July 2015

Vigilantes kill 400lb alligator that ate man who ignored warning signs and jumped into the marina where it lived for a swim

The 11ft gator who killed Tommie Wooward on Friday was found with some of his body parts, Justice of the Peace Rodney Price confirmed 

Woodward, 28, lost his left arm from the elbow down during the attack and also had puncture wounds on his chest 

A group of men claimed they set out a trap for the 400lb gator and dragged it out of the water after shooting it on Monday 

Killing an alligator is a class C misdemeanor with a fine up to $500 

He mocked the gator before jumping into Burkhart's Marina in Orange, despite his friends' desperate pleas to stay out of the water 


PUBLISHED: 04:08, 7 July 2015 | UPDATED: 08:08, 7 July 2015

The 11-foot alligator who killed a man that jumped into a Texas marina last week has been fatally shot in the head. 

It was shot off of Burkhart's Marina in Orange, the same place where it killed Tommie Woodward early Friday morning. 

The gator was found with some of Woodward's body parts, Justice of the Peace Rodney Price told 12News

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