In a dramatic rescue that highlights the dangers of Florida’s waterways, Tampa resident and elementary school teacher Kimberly Spencer fought off a 6.5-foot alligator that attacked her dog during an evening walk. The incident occurred in Tampa’s Westwood Lakes neighborhood when Spencer and her dog Kona were walking near a pond. Spencer noticed the alligator just moments before it lunged from the water. “I saw its eyes, and I saw it turn,” Spencer recalled. “It had its mouth open… it clamped down on her and got her.” When the alligator grabbed Kona, with the dog’s head and upper body in … Continue reading Tampa Woman Wrestles 6.5-Foot Alligator to Save Her Dog