Originally Posted by Spott:
For an adult to die from an alligator bite, it would actually be pretty gruesome and it would likely involve being torn to pieces. It would have to be a very large gator, though. Alligators are generally afraid of people and will swim away when they see you. If you get in the water with them, you are more likely to be attacked. If I had to guess, he was already dead and animals may have made off with parts of him.
Originally Posted by TLO:
Though as others have mentioned, it's probably more likely he killed himself and then the gators came for their supper.
Yeah, it's pretty far fetched to think that he was attacked. This article says that Florida averages 7 bites per year that require medical attention and roughly death 1 per year. Could it happen? Sure. But chances are he offed himself. [Reply]