Can we get three cheers for grandma here, running in to save the day for grandpa?
Joseph and Marian Roeser were in their backyard in a retirement community, gardening and spreading mulch, much as you'd expect from an older retired couple, when suddenly a gator sprung out of nowhere and latched onto Joseph.
Marian heard her husband's cry for help and immediately sprung into action.
'I just grabbed the closest thing I could find - a tomato stake - and started attacking the alligator's eyes and head,' Marian Roeser said, according to a report from the sheriff's office. 'I knew I had to do whatever it took to save my husband.'
Yes, Marian was gardening, saw her tomato stakes, grabbed them and immediately started gouging at the eyes of the primeval swamp beast and, what do you know, it worked.
The gator let go and the Roesers were able to go back inside their home and call 911.
When authorities got there they located the critter and euthanized it.
Joseph sustained bite wounds to his leg and abrasions to his head, likely from falling onto the sidewalk during the attack, according to authorities. He was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
The Roesers knew to be cautious because there were gator sightings in the neighborhood.
They just never thought it could happen to them.
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