I understand we all break the rules sometimes.
Speed limit says 60MPH and you are going 80, it happens, but some rules shouldn’t be broken and some warnings should be taken seriously.
Case in point.
A man was killed early Friday when an alligator attacked him during a late-night swim at a Southeast Texas marina, according to police.
Orange police Capt. Robert Enmon said Tommie Woodward, 28, suffered severe trauma to a limb when he was attacked early Friday morning at the private marina, which is along a bayou extending from the Sabine River near the Louisiana line.
The owners of the marina recently had spotted a large alligator on a few occasions, and put up a sign warning people to stay out of the water, Enmon said. They estimated that animal was longer than 11 feet.
The reptile could have been startled early Friday or was possibly protecting its habitat, Enmon said.
‘You’ve got to remember that alligators are a predatory species, they are territorial, and they will take advantage of an opportunity,’ he said.
Speaking to KTRK, Enmon said: ‘When a large alligator like that gets a hold of you, he goes into a roll.
‘And a roll is designed to drown his prey and to remove parts so it’s easier to consume.’
If the signs says Alligators or sharks are in the water, stay out of the water.