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Louisiana man, 71, presumed dead after an alligator attacked him in an area flooded by Ida
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A 71-year-old Louisiana man was presumed dead after a large alligator attacked him in an area flooded by Hurricane Ida, officials said Monday.
The man's wife said her husband, who was not immediately identified by authorities, was walking in floodwaters around noon when the gator attacked him outside their home in Slidell, a city on the northeast side of Lake Pontchartrain across from New Orleans, according to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office.
The wife told deputies she was inside the residence when she heard a commotion, went outside, saw the attack and rushed to help her husband.
She pulled him out of the floodwaters once the attack ended and went inside the home to gather first-aid supplies, the sheriff's office said in a statement.
Slidell fire spokesperson Jason Gaubert told NBC News the man had lost an arm.
"When she ... realized the severity of his injuries, she immediately got into her pirogue and went to higher ground, which was approximately a mile away, to get help," the sheriff's office said. "When she returned, her husband was no longer lying on the steps."
Authorities used boats and high-water vehicles to search for the man but have not found him.
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