Would've paired nicely with a dry Chardonnay....
FORT MEADE, Fla. (FOX 35 ORLANDO) - A man who reportedly drowned on Mosaic property near Fort Meade, Florida had been partially eaten by an alligator, investigators said.
The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of 45-year-old Michael Ford III.
Ford's body was found Thursday morning in a canal on Peeples Road. According to a 911 caller, there was a massive alligator nearby, which possibly left a mark on the body. When deputies arrived, the alligator reportedly had part of Ford's body in its mouth.
As might be surmised, deputies shot and killed the gator. At the medical examiner's facility, where it was determined that Ford was indeed dead, attention turned to the gator, where a hand and a foot belonging to Ford were found in the animal's stomach.
It's almost a tossup between Florida and Australia when it comes to critters that want to kill and/or eat you.
