12 foot alligator eats 80 pound dog; almost Florida

A woman allowed her 80 pound Husky to run off leash while walking along Brooks Gruber Bridge, North Carolina, when from out of nowhere a 500-pound alligator ambushed and ate the canine. According to police the alligator may have mistaken the dog for a large duck; a very large duck indeed!

WNCT spoke with NC Wildlife officials who indicated that it's unfortunate authorities had to shoot the animal, but they felt he posed a risk to citizens.

NC Wildlife officials said they found the apparent remains of the dog within the alligator.

The alligator attacked an 80 pound Husky at the Mill Creek Green portion of Henderson Green at Henderson Drive and River Street on Tuesday night around dusk. The woman walking the dog wasn't hurt.

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"I'm not surprised because I live in apartments just across the road and my landlord says there are gators in the water and I always see kids and their parents by the water," said Jacksonville resident Jennifer Simmons.

City officials said the incident reinforces that residents should not feed wild animals, including alligators and ducks.

They also advised that residents should keep their pets on leashes and keep children and pets away from the water, especially at dawn and dusk.

I am still wondering about the 80 pound mutant duck that the alligator thought was a dog.