ESTERO, Fla. -- In a dramatic encounter recorded by surveillance cameras, a Florida man chased an alligator under water and rescued his 3-month-old puppy from the jaws of death. Richard Wilbanks, 74, ...

LAND O' LAKES, Fla. — A woman in Land O' Lakes is recovering tonight from a nasty bite after she saved her puppy from an alligator in her backyard. Danie Wright said even though the gator was young, ...

Danie Wright was walking her Shih Tzu near a creek behind her home in Land O’Lakes, Fla., on Wednesday when an alligator attacked them. By Johnny Diaz As she does each afternoon, Danie Wright took her ...

A Florida woman saw, in horror, how her 4-month-old puppy, Dax, was dragged into the water by an alligator. In a display of courage, Danie Wright decided to take matters into her own hands and fought ...

A Florida woman and her puppy are recovering after surviving a harrowing alligator attack. It happened earlier this month in Paso County, FOX 13 Tampa Bay reported. Danie Wright told the local TV ...

Sergio Candido is the managing editor for the South region at cbsnews.com, coordinating multiplatform news coverage for CBS Miami, CBS Texas and CBS Atlanta. He previously worked for outlets including ...

LAND O' LAKES, Fla. — A woman in Land O' Lakes is recovering tonight from a nasty bite after she saved her puppy from an alligator in her backyard. Danie Wright said even though the gator was young, ...

LAND O' LAKES, Fla. — A woman in Land O' Lakes is recovering tonight from a nasty bite after she saved her puppy from an alligator in her backyard. Danie Wright said even though the gator was young, ...

A Florida woman got her Jackie Chan on when an alligator tried to make her dog a midnight snack. Danie Wright, a longtime Land O’ Lakes resident, went toe-to-toe with a 5-foot alligator last week ...

LAND O' LAKES, Fla. — A woman in Land O' Lakes is recovering tonight from a nasty bite after she saved her puppy from an alligator in her backyard. Danie Wright said even though the gator was young, ...