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A father and son were stranded in the Florida Everglades on Dec. 4 when their ATV got stuck in the mud

The father called 911 just before sunset and reported, "The alligators are hungry"

The two were successfully rescued by the Collier County Sheriff’s Office Aviation unit, officials said

A man and his son were safely rescued after being stranded in the Big Cypress National Park Preserve and surrounded by "hungry" alligators.

The father and son, whose identities have not been revealed, were riding an ATV in the Florida Everglades in the Big Cypress National Park Preserve on Dec. 4.

Thirty minutes before sunset, the father called 911 and said they got stuck when the vehicle ran out of gas, according to WMGT .

“We got stuck in a mud hole,” the father is heard saying in t

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