MIAMI – A 68-year-outdated Miami guy who was attacked and bitten by a crocodile this earlier weekend is speaking out, stating he is grateful he survived an come upon that could have been fatal.
Rodrigo Constain, a handyman from Miami who is a father of 4 and grandfather of 3 kids, spoke to CBS Information Miami’s Peter D’Oench from his healthcare facility bed at Jackson South Professional medical Middle.
Constain mentioned, “Ideal now I come to feel superior to be alive after the condition I went as a result of. That is the most significant factor. I am in agony but that won’t subject for the reason that the working experience was so challenging. I just sense great to be right here and to be alive. I considered the crocodile might take my daily life due to the fact I was swimming back to shore and he was nonetheless there.”
He explained, “I truly feel there is only 1 explanation for my remaining alive and that is God. He stated he saved my life and he was with me. If I did not think in God I would not have designed it. Now I have a bandage masking my still left leg. I can not walk suitable now. I am not certain how very long I will be in the medical center.”
He claimed it was just soon after 4:30 Sunday afternoon when his Sunfish capsized and as he was trying to upright it, the crocodile attacked him and latched on to his leg for 15 to 20 seconds at Everglades Countrywide Park in the Flamingo Marina.
He stated, “I know my leg bought stuck and I put my hand in his mouth and his mouth was lengthy. That is how I know it was a crocodile. I didn’t have the energy to open his mouth but he just opened his mouth and launched my leg. When I was on shore and the park rangers ended up supporting me, he was nonetheless swimming all-around.”
A spokeswoman for Everglades Nationwide Park said, “We have an concept of which animal it is but the incident is even now less than investigation and we are not releasing any pinpointing data at this time. We are functioning with our companions at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services and Wildlife Conservation Fee to consider the predicament and follow the American Crocodile-Human Interaction Reaction Prepare.”
