A little boy had to go through the biggest horror of his life while fishing when he had an encounter with an alligator.
Sean McMahon was filming his seven-year-old son Dawson, who was fishing behind their Palm Coast home recently. However, the father-son duo had no idea that an alligator was present there.
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The horrific video of the scary encounter has gone viral. “You got it, buddy,” McMahon was heard saying in the 50-second video shared on Facebook. “It’s all right, buddy. Keep going,” the father kept encouraging his son as he kept reeling. However, as the boy was seen ecstatic having caught a bass tonight, his joy was ruined within seconds as an alligator came up!
In the video, the alligator is seen charging out of the water to munch on the fish and ripping through the boy’s pole. Luckily, the little boy was quick to let go of it and avoided being dragged. “Oh … my … God,” the man was heard off-camera still trying to process the crazy turn of events.
People on social media were shocked to see the alligator so close to the kid. Many said that the encounter could have ended differently as gators are infamous for targetting pets and little children, people were glad the boy was safe.
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This was terrifying, to say the least.