Updated: 5:57 AM EDT May 17, 2021
TAMPA, Fla.
Editor s note: The above photo is a file photo of an alligator. It is not the one mentioned in this story.
One Florida man says he didn t need to think twice when it came to rescuing his 8-month-old Labrador from the jaws of an alligator.
Mike McCoy says he was walking the chocolate lab puppy, Jake, near a pond when an alligator jumped out from the water and pulled the dog under, according to WSVN.
NBC 6 in Miami says McCoy didn t hesitate and went right in after them. It s a parent instinct, he told NBC 6.