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Florida teen killed while friends were taking turns shooting one another in bulletproof vest, police say
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A Florida boy, 16, was killed this week after he and not less than two others took turns capturing each other whereas carrying physique armor, officers mentioned.
Joshua Vining and Colton Whitler, each 17, had been arrested Thursday and are being tried as adults in reference to the capturing incident Sunday in Belleview (about 70 miles northwest of Orlando), the place Christopher Leroy Broad Jr. was killed, based on the Belleview Police Division.
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Officers mentioned they responded to a dispatch name the place they discovered the boy within the residence with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital the place he later died, police mentioned.
A video of the incident was recorded by 18-year-old Evan Vowell, who was allegedly on the dwelling on the time of the incident, and later offered the video to legislation enforcement, Click on Orlando reported.
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Vowell advised police that Vining initiated the capturing recreation after he produced a firearm and a bulletproof vest, asking in the event that they “had ever seen anybody get shot with a bulletproof vest on,” officers mentioned.
Investigators decided Vowell’s assertion to be true after Whitmer initially misled police, saying “my home simply received shot up, my good friend received shot within the chest,” based on affidavits earlier than he referred to as the police. In a later assertion, Whitler mentioned Vowell shot Broad Jr., however the proof didn’t help this declare, police mentioned.
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Police charged Vining with aggravated manslaughter of a kid with a firearm and Whitler was charged with offering false data to legislation enforcement, each as adults.
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Sly alligator lurking under Publix shopping carts caught on video in South Carolina
A Publix in South Carolina recently received an unexpected “shopper” in the form of an alligator that was found under a group of carts outside the supermarket.
The gator was spotted near the entrance of the grocery store before officials with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) were called to the scene.
Video recorded of the reptile shows a hurdle of shopping carts and yellow caution tape to block off the area where the gator was hiding.
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Customers and workers are seen near the barrier monitoring the scene, according to the footage.
The gator seems to be minding its own business while lying beneath the carts with its tail sticking out at the end.
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“One of our employees responded and saw that the alligator had a pellet in its head, that it had apparently been shot by a pellet gun,” a SCDNR official wrote in an email to Fox News Digital.
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A wildlife contractor successfully removed the alligator from the area.
After being treated for its wound, the alligator was released into state waters.
The SCDNR shared safety tips in case any person finds him or herself in the presence of an alligator.
Alligator safety tips from the SCDNR
“If you see an alligator, stay alert and aware and do not approach it.”
“Remain aware of your surroundings, stay away from the water’s edge, and if you encounter an alligator, keep a respectful distance”
“Feeding alligators is illegal and can result in animals that associate people with food, which increases the likelihood of negative interactions.”
“Alligators will open their mouth, hiss, and move forward about a foot or two if they feel particularly threatened (this is called a ‘bluff lunge’).”
“Alligators are more mobile during mating season, which can increase the likelihood of encountering one on land or in a new area.”
“Alligators eat everything from small frogs and snakes to turtles, birds, fish, and mammals like raccoons, opossums and even occasionally deer.”
SCDNR officials told Fox News Digital that the team is still investigating the incident.
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American flag stolen from beloved theme park days before July 4th fireworks show
A large American flag displayed at a popular Wild West themed park with a railroad in North Carolina has been stolen.
Tweetsie Railroad theme park in Blowing Rock, North Carolina boasts a traditional steam locomotive as well as Wild West themed shows and over a dozen rides. Guests can also enjoy activities like panning for gold.
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According to WXII-TV, the flag was stolen sometime between 10:00 p.m. Friday, and 1:00 a.m. Saturday.
The Watauga County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating the crime. WXII also reported that the sheriff’s office believes the 30 by 50 foot flag that draped from an elevated railroad track was ripped or cut.
Traditionally, Tweetsie park hosts a Fourth of July fireworks show. Despite this year’s theft of Old Glory, Tweetsie will still host its fireworks show this year.
Tweetsie Railroad’s park opening anniversary is also the Fourth of July.
The Watauga County Sheriff’s Office asks that anyone with information call Crime Stoppers at 828-268-6959.
Tweetsie and the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital.
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Shark Watch: Triathlete dragged underwater during shark blitz: 'You don't have an arm…Why are you laughing?'
A bull shark bolted from the deep toward the surface and slammed into a triathlete’s legs during an early morning workout.
“It hit me about thigh-high. Came up from the bottom. I didn’t even see it,” Chuck Anderson told Fox News Digital about the 2000 attack. “It knocked me up out of the water a bit, and I started treading water. I hollered for Karen (his training partner) to go to the beach.”
Anderson said he put his face underwater to see what hit him. “When I did, I saw the shark coming from the bottom at me again.”
“I threw my hands towards him, and he snapped and took all four fingers off my right hand,” Anderson said. ” I held my right hand up in the air, tried to back paddle towards the beach with my left hand … I saw all the blood around me, and I thought, ‘Oh goodness. This is not gonna be good.”
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As Anderson attempted his escape, he kept searching underwater for the shark.
At this point, he said he was swimming in about 12-to-15-foot deep waters and was about 150 yards from the beach in the Gulf Shores off Alabama.
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The bull shark attacked again, Anderson said. This time it rammed him in the stomach.
That was round three of a four-round bout. The shark circled Anderson and was poised for the kill shot.
“This time, I actually saw the fin coming directly towards me in the water, and I started trying to make a plan,” said Anderson, who prepared to battle the shark if it got too close.
But his plan backfired.
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“I thought I pushed him off, but my arm went into the shark’s mouth, and he took me to the bottom,” Anderson said, “He swung me around. My shoulder and hip were all chafed and scarred.
“When I was on the bottom, that’s when the good Lord and I had a conversation, and I asked him to get me back up to the surface, at least give me a chance to see my kids one more time.”
Call it luck. Call it divine intervention, but the shark pulled him to the surface.
“I have no explanation for it, but the shark went to the surface with my right hand in his mouth,” Anderson said.
“My left hand was on his nose, and he pushed me directly towards the beach. I was going so fast. People on the beach saw it and said it looked like I was on skis.”
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Anderson said he ended up on the sandbar, about 10 yards off the beach, and “wiggled” away from the shark.
He survived the four-round bout with a tenacious bull shark, a species known for its stout, powerful bodies and aggressive and territorial nature.
“She said, ‘Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, you don’t have an arm’ … and asked why I was laughing … I got attacked four separate times by a shark, and I’m standing here on the beach talking to you.”
Anderson remembers being harmless and laughing when he was finally reunited with Karen.
“She said, ‘Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, you don’t have an arm.’ And she looked at me and asked why I was laughing,” he said. “I said I got attacked four separate times by a shark, and I’m standing here on the beach talking to you.
“I can’t believe I’m alive … I should be dead.”
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Anderson was rushed to a nearby hospital. He said he lost about two thirds of the blood in his body. Doctors were able to save his elbow.
He spent 13 days in intensive care, where he underwent several surgeries.
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With all the injuries and blood loss, Anderson said the “most dangerous” part of the attack was how long he spent underwater. He aspirated saltwater, which is common among scuba divers who inhale seawater mist that attacks the lungs.
“When I got to the hospital, my fever went to 106, so they put me in an induced coma and kept me there for five days,” Anderson said. “They had to get that infection down. Once they brought me out of the coma, the recovery process could start.”
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“I’m lucky”
Hearing Anderson say he’s “lucky” and thankful seems perplexing, given how this attack unfolded.
But he said if the shark bit his stomach instead of ramming him, he would have been lights out; if the shark dragged him farther away from shore instead of toward the beach, he wouldn’t have made it back to shore.
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“There were just so many positive things that happened that day that allowed me to survive that I’ve never really felt sorry for myself because I knew how lucky I was,” Anderson said.
“I’ve never held any animosity towards the shark. It’s their territory, and you know, I just appreciate the fact that I’m still alive.”
He still loves the beach. He still loves the ocean. “And I want people to continue to enjoy it,” he said.
Shark attacks are so few and far between that “it shouldn’t keep people out of the ocean.”
“I respect sharks. I’m not happy I lost my right arm to one, and if I run into that guy again, I’ll probably have some choice words for him,” Anderson joked.
“But you know, they’re part of the ecosystem, and if we affect that ecosystem, the oceans that we love will be affected, and I don’t want that to happen. I want people to respect the territory of the sharks.”
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