WhenHurricane Idastruck Louisiana , the alreadydangerous hurricanewas made even more insecure as a local man was attacked by an alligator . The same alligator is thought to have since been caught , and a necropsy unwrap that it appeared to have human remains in its stomach . The investigation is now expect for a medical examiner to confirm the soul ’s identity .
The rare attack happened on August 30 outside the dwelling house of Timothy Satterlee Sr . According to theCharlotte Observer , Satterlee ’s married woman witness the attack and assay to save him , dragging him onto the steps of their home . She then left to look for helper – but when she return , he was gone .
In an effort to bring the family some closing , the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff ’s deputies set in motion a full investigation vowing to apply all the resources and manpower available to come up out what happen to Satterlee .
fear the gator may have taken him , a lookup began , and it became manifest a large animal was lodge in in a nearby waterway . With the aid of licensed nuisance Hunter , traps were go down so that the animal could be searched for clay .
official from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries have now foretell that they caught an alligator close to Satterlee ’s home . The animal was enormous , at 3.7 metre ( 12 feet ) long and press 229 kilogram ( 504 pound ) . A necropsy was performed which revealed that the gator had human remains in its stomach when it died .
“ This is a horrible disaster and my earnest condolences and sympathy go to the Satterlee family , ” said Sheriff Smith in aFacebook post . “ I sleep together todays finding [ do ] not institute their bang one back , but hopefully this can bring them some variety of closure . I am very gallant of the hard , non - terminate piece of work of my deputies and the other agency who assist , and I go for their perseveration in finding this alligator will help the family with manage with their loss . We will continue to keep them in our prayer . ”
While alligators are mortal vulture , human deaths involving these animals are very rarefied . allot to a account fromLive Science , 10 the great unwashed were killed by alligators in the southeastern US between 1999 and 2019 . This puts the number of fatalities below that of dog attacks , and even lightning .
[ H / T : survive Science ]
