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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah reptile center employee is recovering after an alligator yanked her into its enclosure during a presentation, and a visitor leapt in after her and helped free her from its jaws. Video below was taken by a guest shows an unidentified handler at Scales & Tails Utah, in West Valley City, talking to guests about the alligator Saturday when it bit her hand and dragged her into the water.
The video shows one of the guests climbing on top of the alligator, pinning it. Another guest then helps the handler escape from the pool.
WARNING: The video may be too graphic from some people, especially youngsters.
A guest at a reptile centre jumped into the enclosure to rescue a handler pulled in by an alligator.
The staff member was taken to the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery, according to local media reports.
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The reptile center’s owner, Shane Richins, says the handler is recovering after undergoing s8urgery.
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