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May 16, 2008 12:45 pm US/Eastern

Fla. Officer Bitten By Alligator In Parking Lot

DELTONA, FLORIDA (CBS4) ―

A Volusia County sheriff's deputy is recovering after being bitten by an eight-foot-long alligator he was trying to subdue in a parking lot on Thursday evening.

Authorities say Deputy Keith Baughman responded to a call about an alligator roaming around a Deltona apartment complex. Witnesses say the deputy put a towel over the gator's head, jumped onto its back and tried to grab its snout.

One witness says the alligator ''went crazy,'' throwing off Baughman and biting him on the leg.

Authorities say another deputy repeatedly shot at the gator to stop it. The animal was hit but not killed.

Baughman suffered injuries to his left thigh and knee.

A state trapper eventually caught and killed the gator.

(© 2008 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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