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[h=1]Suspected Burglar Killed By Alligator While Hiding From Police In A Pond[/h] news.yahoo.com/suspected-burglar-killed-by-alligator-while-hiding-104133932.html
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A suspected burglar has been killed by an alligator while hiding out in a pond.
The body of Matthew Riggins, 22, was found in water in Barefoot Bay in Florida ten days after he was reported missing.
Police said Riggins was attacked by an 11-foot long alligator while he was hiding out after a series of planned break-ins.
Before he was reported missing, Riggins called his girlfriend to tell her he would be in the area breaking into homes.
Two men dressed in black lurking behind homes were spotted by residents, leading to a police search of the area that involved a helicopter and dog units.
The search was called off but Riggins was reported missing by his family the next day.
Major Tod Goodyear, from the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, told BayNews9: “He probably went into the lake to hide from the officers and the dog, and came across that gator.
“To hide somewhere to try and get away, and then meeting up with an animal like that, no, I’ve never had that happen before.”
When a police dive team located Riggins’ body, they also came across the alligator, which was euthanised.
Some of Riggins’ remains were found inside the animal’s stomach.
(Picture: Brevard County Sheriff’s Office)
 

I thought some like to cut off the hands of a thief but eat them?
 

Umm, I understand the guy was a criminal, but hardly Charles Manson. He did not deserve to die such a horrible agonising death. I am wincing a bit at some of the posts on this thread. Sorry, I do understand the value of black humour, but eek!
 
Shalimar said:
Umm, I understand the guy was a criminal, but hardly Charles Manson. He did not deserve to die such a horrible agonising death. I am wincing a bit at some of the posts on this thread. Sorry, I do understand the value of black humour, but eek!
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You'll live through it.
 
In the horse world, it's not uncommon to say something like, 'my horse is six now and his brains finally grew in', meaning before that, they look grownup and 'sensible', but they still aren't and think and react 'young'. I can think of a few people from my youth whose 'brains hadn't grown in' yet, but then they did and now they are retiring from good jobs where they held lots of responsibility, etc. The foolish young man who died so terribly might have grown up to be one of those, but his folks will never know.....very sad.

The other thing that makes me feel bad is that they killed the alligator for being an alligator doing what alligators do. If he wasn't supposed to be there because it was in the middle of a little community, why didn't they move him? That's what they do with bears in Whistler for the most part.
 
I pulled this little bit from an article on Alligators:

"Once you get the meat from the hide, the fun starts. That's when we get to eating and cooking. Now, most people are familiar with eating alligator meat that has been seasoned, deep fried and served with a dipping sauce as an appetizer or first course. This meat comes primarily from the tail section of the alligator.
And before you can ask, the answer is yes, it does taste somewhat like chicken."
 
Debby said:
In the horse world, it's not uncommon to say something like, 'my horse is six now and his brains finally grew in', meaning before that, they look grownup and 'sensible', but they still aren't and think and react 'young'. I can think of a few people from my youth whose 'brains hadn't grown in' yet, but then they did and now they are retiring from good jobs where they held lots of responsibility, etc. The foolish young man who died so terribly might have grown up to be one of those, but his folks will never know.....very sad.

The other thing that makes me feel bad is that they killed the alligator for being an alligator doing what alligators do. If he wasn't supposed to be there because it was in the middle of a little community, why didn't they move him? That's what they do with bears in Whistler for the most part.
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Debby, I wonder if they had to kill the Alligator to find out if he had any of the young man in his stomach? I don't know if you can pump a gator's stomach or not. I sure wouldn't want to try and induce vomiting.
 
I found it very tasty.... tender dark meat... perhaps a bit greasier. I had it deep fried in small pieces as an appetizer with a dipping sauce.
 
Linda said:
Debby, I wonder if they had to kill the Alligator to find out if he had any of the young man in his stomach? I don't know if you can pump a gator's stomach or not. I sure wouldn't want to try and induce vomiting.
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I believe that if parts of the man were missing... it was a safe bet they were in the gators stomach.
 
QuickSilver said:
Fair enough..... alligator meat is tasty.. I wonder if the gator felt the same about human... do you think "we" taste like chicken too?
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I suspect that if "WE" means humans in general, not necessarily forum folks, rather skunk than chicken. :p

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Shalimar said:
Umm, I understand the guy was a criminal, but hardly Charles Manson. He did not deserve to die such a horrible agonising death. I am wincing a bit at some of the posts on this thread. Sorry, I do understand the value of black humour, but eek!
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We have the same black humour over here about tourists who get eaten by crocs.
Most commonly they seem to be Americans although this account refers to a Belgian.

24 year old Belgian tourist Stefaan Van Turnhout, now world famous as Stupid Stefaan, was on holidays in Cape Tribulation and went for a walk on Myall Beach.
At the north end of the beach he arrived at Mason Creek where 2 metre long saltwater crocodile Allan lives, well known with the locals.

There were plenty of warning signs at the creek to make people aware of the presence of the croc but SS decided that he was going to get a great photo and waded into the creek, camera in one hand, and in the other hand a stick that he hit the water surface with, to try to attract the crocodile closer.

This tempting technique proved extremely succesful, and the crocodile came closer very quick, and very close.

While a group of about six others watched the crocodile lunged forward and bit SS on the left knee.

One person in the crowd that witnessed the attack ran to the Cape Trib pharmacy and raised the alarm, prompting Dr.Kelly Lash to phone the ambulance. When the injured Belgian finally made his way in to the pharmacy it became clear that the bite was not all that serious, though the whole ambulance and police circus still made their way up to Cape Tribulation, a 1.5 hour trip from the nearest town Mossman.

Cape Tribulation locals are pissed off with the stupid behaviour of the Belgian that invaded the croc's territory and annoyed it with slapping the stick on the water, as now Queensland Park and Wildlife officers will catch their local croc Allan and sell him to a crocodile farm where eventually he will be killed.

The girfriend of the Belgian master of disaster thought it quite funny as he had already been bitten by a monkey earlier on in his travels. Crocodile Belgee himself forgot the click the shutter on his camera when it all happened too quick so he never even got his close up photo.
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Warrigal said:
We have the same black humour over here about tourists who get eaten by crocs.
Most commonly they seem to be Americans although this account refers to a Belgian.
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I think we Americans probably taste better. Bet you never saw one spit an American back out. :)
 

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