Chilling image shows alligator lurking in waters before leaving boy, 6, mauled during family trip
CHILLING images show an alligator lurking in the waters after bitting a six-year-old boy during a family trip.
The terrifying encounter occurred on Sunday in Lake Maurepas, just off the Tickfaw River in .
The boy's mother, Tiffany Cressionnie, told that her family was enjoying a boat ride on the lake when they stopped to swim at the sandbar.
Shortly after getting in the water, Cressionnie said she heard a "scream" coming from her son Gavin.
“We were out there, my son, all of a sudden, screamed something bit me, my husband picked him up out of the water not knowing what it was," she told the outlet.
"And he said, ‘get me in the boat’ I looked over my husband’s shoulder and could see a gator behind him. We live here, so we religiously look all around, but obviously, there was one out there that we didn’t see."
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The gator bit Gavin's right foot, leaving small lacerations on his heel.
Cressionnie said her son is expected to be okay and is being monitored for possible infection.
Livingston Parish Fire District 2 officials have warned folks on to stop feeding the gators.
Officials say too many people are feeding them, causing them to feel more comfortable approaching boats and swimmers.
