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Florida, unprovoked alligator attacks are pretty rare.So when a 72-year-old man lost a portion of his right leg to an aggressive alligator at an RV park last Friday, people were shocked.When the animal was later spotted with the man’s foot dangling from its mouth, it was downright horrifying. Read more: Ex-Menudo singer says he was raped by father of the Menendez brothers The unidentified man lost his leg from the knee down outside his home at the Great Outdoors RV and Golf Resort in Brevard County, reports NBC affiliate WESH.The man was airlifted to hospital after the massive reptile chomped off his leg, while Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officers and Brevard County sheriff’s deputies arrived on scene to assess the situation and track down the gator.The officers clocked the alligator in a nearby canal, following it with rifles.But when the animal came to the water’s surface, they were horrified to see a human foot clearly protruding from the gator’s mouth.In video captured by WESH cameras, the alligator is seen surfacing.

It you pay attention to local news in Florida -- and we hope you do -- then you’ve likely noticed an increase in alligator-related news.

ORLANDO, Fla. – If you live in Central Florida, alligators can show up anytime, anywhere. Polk County deputies were called to deal with a 10-foot, 700-pound alligator wrestling with itself near a middle school.