74-Year-Old Jumps On Top Of Alligator To Save Golden Retriever

Suzan Marciano, 74, didn’t have time to think when she saw an alligator approaching her Golden Retriever mix. They had walked at that Florida park hundreds of times with no issues, but this day was different. As the alligator grabbed the dog named Nalu, Marciano jumped forward to push the alligator away from the 11-year-old canine. It was the ultimate act of love and bravery, and Nalu is alive and well because of it. Marciano and Nalu are still recovering physically and emotionally, but they’re both happy that they survived the horrific situation together. screenshot, local10.com No Time to Think Marciano and her two dogs have been walking at the Burt Aaronson South County Regional Park in Boca Raton for about eight years. Yet, she claims she has never seen any animals in the water before, not even a fish. That day, Nalu was off-leash, and she wandered close to the shore. Suddenly, Marciano noticed a shape in the water that was unmistakably an alligator. Within a matter of seconds, the gator turned and grabbed the dog in its jaws. Marciano did the only thing she could think of. “I just picked my hands up and stepped into the water and came down on top of the alligator. As I’m pulli...