Alligator euthanized after biting Volusia County man’s leg in his front yard

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A Daytona Beach man is in hospital after he was bitten on the leg by an alligator, police said.

Officers responded to Champions Drive in Dayton Beach around 9:42 p.m. on Saturday after getting a call that a resident was bitten by an alligator that was lurking outside his front door.

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Police said the resident heard a noise outside his front door and believing it was someone looking for his son, he opened the door.

The alligator lunged and bit the man in the upper thigh.

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The resident was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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According to a news release, officers located the animal near the front entrance to the residence and FWC responded to the scene where they called a trapper, who euthanized the alligator.

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