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Dalmatian attacked by alligator in Jacksonville park

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The Associated Press

Published: August 10, 2009

JACKSONVILLE - An 80-pound Dalmatian has died after being attacked by an alligator at Jacksonville's Hanna Park.

A 10-foot alligator was trapped and killed several hours after Saturday's 10:30 a.m. attack. Authorities say they don't know for sure that the one trapped was responsible since they spotted more than one large alligator in the same lake.

The dogs' owner, physician Charles Rust, was bitten on the hand by the wounded dog as he tried to wrestle it from the alligator. The alligator lunged and bit the dog's right leg off at the shoulder as it drank from the lake.

Rust acknowledged he had been warned to keep his dog on a leash. City officials say Rust will not face charges.

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