recipient kept what he needed and gave the rest to other neighbors and a local daycare center. florida. this man says he s lucky to be alive after an 8-foot alligator took a bite out of his hand. he says he was repairing water pipes at his mother home when he and the gator came face-to-face. the man s mother says she witnessed the whole thing. it was level with the wall. all of a sudden it came from there to there and jumped straight up. i was thinking, oh, my god. it s got my son. wildlife officials say somebody had been feeding this alligator and it had no fear of humans. and west virginia. base jumpers from around the world gathering in fayetteville for the annual bridge day festival. it s the one day it s legal to jump from the 876-foot-high new river gorge bridge. folks involved say it s about living life without fear. to be able to base jump is living life in the moment.