A Land O' Lakes woman fought off an alligator to save her 4-month-old puppy.

Danie Wright said she took her dog, Dax, for a walk near a creek in the backyard of her Pasco County home.

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She said she did not notice the alligator until it yanked her dog as she held its leash.

"All of a sudden, I just heard this horrible squeal, and I got tugged. I never saw the alligator coming out. He was covered in algae," she said.

She said the three of them ended up in the creek. She said the gator bit an AirTag on her dog's collar.

"The air tag saved his life," Wright said.

She said she grabbed her dog and threw it onto the bank as she wrestled with the gator.

"I just literally started swinging with my elbow and kicking. I w

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