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golf.com - 6/26/2007
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VENICE, Fla. (AP) A man who lost his ball in a golf course pond nearly lost a limb when a nearly 11-foot alligator latched on to his arm and pulled him in the water, authorities said. Bruce Burger, 50, was trying to retrieve his ball Monday from a pond on the sixth hole at the Lake Venice Golf Club. The alligator latched on to Burger's right forearm and pulled him in the pond, said Gary ...
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It's just a ball stupid.
Sportsfrog.com —
... The pond at the sixth hole has a "Beware of Alligator" sign. ...
Golfer survives encounter with one-eyed alligator
Dot Wong —
... A man who lost his ball in a water hazard at the Lake Venice Golf Club yesterday was attacked by an alligator when trying to retrieve it. An 11-foot, one-eyed alligator grabbed the arm of Bruce Burger, 50, and pulled him into the water when the golfer reached down to pull his ball from the pond, according to authorities. Burger was not seriously injured … ...
