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Florida Teen Sacrifices Arm to Gator and Jokes Through Pain

A Florida teenager who came face-to-snout with a 10-foot alligator made a split-second choice that likely saved his life, but cost him his arm. Kaleb Langdale, 17, really showed his courage when he smiled and joked through the pain and loss of his right arm. Langdale was swimming with his friends in the Caloosahatchee River in Moore Haven, Fla., on Monday when temperatures were hitting triple digits. "He was swimming with some friends in the river, which they do frequently," Langdale's aunt...Full Story
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