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Heroic Woman Punches Alligator to Save Puppy
9/14/2025
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- Danie Wright rescued her puppy Dax from a 5-foot alligator by punching it in the eye in Land O'Lakes, Florida.
- The alligator had dragged Dax into the water after grabbing his collar.
- Wright sustained bite wounds on her arm but managed to free her puppy.
- Wildlife officials later captured and relocated the alligator.
- Wright cautions others about alligators, citing over 450 documented attacks in Florida since 1948.
