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Could have been a lot worse says paramedic who nearly lost arm to alligator
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‘Could have been a lot worse’ says paramedic who nearly lost arm to alligator
A Central Florida paramedic had his arm nearly ripped off by an alligator last summer. He talks about it with FOX 35.
LAKE MARY, Fla. - A Central Florida paramedic had his arm nearly ripped off by an alligator last summer. We first met Tavares Fire Lt. Carsten Kieffer in August following the incident. It was not an alligator attack. It was an alligator defending himself, he explained.
Kieffer, along with fellow paramedic Randy Matheny and randy s dad, was out hunting gators as they had done dozens of times before. It was just after 5 p.m. when they found a big one.
EUSTIS On Saturday, the Mount Dora, Eustis and Tavares Fire Departments competed in a food drive competition.
They collected more than 11,000 pounds of food that was delivered to the Lake Cares Food Pantry.
The Eustis firefighters came out on top with 6,599 pounds of food collected, which includes cash donations figured at 19 cents a pound.
“It was great being the winner but of course, that’s not what it’s all about,” Deputy Chief Scott Davis said. “We were very pleased at the amount of support for a first-time event.”
Davis said they had probably around 100 cars stop by and donate food and many local businesses gave cash donations to show their support.