Florida teenage boy attacked alongside Orlando area river

Another alligator attack took place recently. This one was one of the most dramatic - and had one of the happiest endings.

An alligator snatched the young man and bit down on his foot with its powerful jaws. He tried everything he could think of to free himself, to no avail.

Then he remembered some advice imparted by a Discovery Channel documentary about what to do if you are attacked by an alligator. Put your thumb in its eye and press. That is the only thing that will get them to let go of you.

He did. The alligator let go of him and swam away.

That documentary saved his life.