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Hero dad shares son’s reaction after alligator bit off boy’s hand in harrowing attack
The heroic Pennsylvania dad who jumped on an alligator that attacked his son has shared the boy’s reaction to the terrifying mauling — saying he’s “definitely afraid of Florida” in a tearful interview. Brodie Dituri, 11, who was bitten by the gator while fishing in Marion County last week, has since seen a doctor to discuss a possible transplant or prosthetics, his father, Peter Dituri, told WESH. The brave boy was fishing with his dad while on a family vacation June 27, when the 8-foot-7 gator chomped down on his right hand as he was releasing a fish back into the water, Peter Dituri told the local station. Brodie Dituri, 11, is not going back to Florida anytime soon. Family Handout The brave boy was bitten by the gator while fishing in Marion County last week and has since seen a doctor
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