Earlier this week, a South Carolina man, Will Georgitis, narrowly survived a life-threatening encounter with an alligator while diving in the Cooper River. Georgitis was collecting fossils when the alligator attacked him, pulling him to the river's bottom. Facing a dire situation as his air tank was running out, he used a screwdriver to fend off the alligator. He believed he was going to die during the attack and even considered the possibility of losing his arm to escape.
Alligator captured at MacDill Air Force Base | Click on the image to read the full story https://t.co/nPyAeSxmkJ
WATCH: Officials work to move an alligator off the tarmac at Tampa Air Force base. https://t.co/MUgIBq2Q19
WATCH: Florida man wrangles 8-foot alligator with bare hands and he's not wearing shoes. https://t.co/wD0gJcugMR Click the image to read more:
Video shows Florida authorities wrangle alligator that wandered onto Air Force Base tarmac https://t.co/uSiL3fhCpv
Diver pinned under water by an alligator figured he had choice: Lose his arm or lose his life https://t.co/zF0XZoBXbx
10-foot alligator wrangled from Air Force Base runway in Florida https://t.co/dkrsEMgT4W
Diver pinned underwater by an alligator figured he had choice: Lose his arm or lose his life https://t.co/4f6rYYhqst https://t.co/md1xxKz1HG
An alligator attack victim in South Carolina thought he was going to die. https://t.co/DG5Ap3J8Pj
An alligator attack victim in South Carolina thought he was going to die. Here's how he escaped and survived. https://t.co/5REoHra7Hu
Out of air and pinned by an alligator to the bottom of the Cooper River in South Carolina, Will Georgitis decided his only chance to survive might be to lose his arm. https://t.co/Pvk5G0VqKm
FLORIDA MAN🐊: A Florida man took on a large alligator that was disturbing the peace in a downtown Jacksonville neighborhood over the weekend, and he did it with his bare bands - while barefoot: https://t.co/bGv1CEkIGu https://t.co/VejhwaSUcj
Gator chock.... https://t.co/0KIQqlsaIv
Diver pinned under water by an alligator figured he had choice. Lose his arm or lose his life https://t.co/O16eNNBqEr
"I knew the whole time I'm about to die, no matter what I do." South Carolina man speaks out after near-deadly encounter with alligator. @victoroquendo reports. https://t.co/r4k8ZPr29O
WATCH: Florida man wrangles 8-foot alligator with bare hands and he's not wearing shoes https://t.co/XNRyUVWgNe
SC diver reveals how he fought off huge alligator with screwdriver after being dragged to bottom of a river: 'I knew I was going to die' https://t.co/tpGfjO9tdg https://t.co/SqXjlLVmcL
A man used a screwdriver to fend off an alligator that pulled him to the bottom of a South Carolina river: https://t.co/asxILfwLUc
South Carolina diver reveals how he fought off a huge alligator with a SCREWDRIVER after the beast pulled him to the bottom of the river and 'shook him like a rag doll' just as his tank ran out of air https://t.co/kRAUsALe2d https://t.co/bafHnrHrv0
A South Carolina man is recovering after he says he was attacked by an alligator while collecting fossils in the Cooper River earlier this week. READ MORE: https://t.co/vbkVEgjbDh
A South Carolina man is recovering after he says he was attacked by an alligator while collecting fossils. https://t.co/zPZDwdOZyd
Man uses screwdriver to fend off alligator that pulled him ‘to bottom’ of South Carolina river https://t.co/PSxIaiYDLE
Man uses screwdriver to fend off alligator that pulled him ‘to bottom’ of South Carolina river Read more: https://t.co/lyx8OkqJvD
Man uses screwdriver to fend off alligator that pulled him 'to bottom' of South Carolina river https://t.co/XFnixen8rd
A South Carolina man is recovering after he says he was attacked by an alligator while collecting fossils in the Cooper River earlier this week. https://t.co/Gpj9qe30vZ