Transcript for 10-year-old girl survives alligator attack in Florida

It ten year old girl surviving an alligator attack in Florida the little girl at the lake with her family attacked in just two feet of water. The Gator nearly nine feet long biting her on the leg as she fought back using ABC's eatery banker. Tonight a young girl caught in the grip of a nearly nine foot alligator. Email constantly at alligator. They general don't air I air it simply. The ten year old trying desperately to free her self. The ecology at. It's likely it still a lot stranger director. Florida fish and wildlife saying the alligator attacked the child Saturday in a designated swimming area at a lake in Orlando Florida he was in just two feet of water. The girl's families saying she escaped using survival techniques he learned that Gator land adventure park if you're ever in that position where an alligator we're gravel holy. The nose not the eyes the nose is the spot you wanna go for the girl tries punching the Gator in the knows when that didn't work she pokes the animal in the nostrils. Then pulls down on the gators bottom jaw. Finally freeing her late bid to head up buddy. To get any animal with the strongest fight on the planet to let bill would view is a miracle the gators caught by a trapper and put down. State officials closing the waterfront as a precaution the girl rushed to an area hospital with puncture wounds to her knee and thigh. Amazingly this brave quick thinking ten year old who was able to free herself from an alligators drives. Is already out of the hospital her family tells us she's recovering at home top so incredible she won that battle all right.

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