Triathlete who survived alligator attack tells harrowing story of his escape: 'I got super lucky'

Jonathan Bruney, a triathlete training in the Savannah River near Augusta, Georgia, survived an alligator attack by squeezing the animal's eye, which caused it to release his arm. Bruney was preparing for an Ironman competition when the attack occurred. He told reporters that he squeezed the alligator's eye as a defensive measure during the encounter.

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