Boy, 12, fights off alligator
A 12-year-old boy escaped serious injury after being attacked by an alligator in a lake in Florida.
Malcolm Locke punched the reptile after he was dragged underwater during the attack and then managed to swim ashore.
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Malcolm Locke punched the reptile after he was dragged underwater during the attack and then managed to swim ashore.
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