{"id":2462133,"date":"2025-07-15T18:24:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T22:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/quick-thinking-florida-teen-fights-off-alligator-with-her-bare-hands-credit-to-god\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T18:26:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T22:26:32","slug":"quick-thinking-florida-teen-fights-off-alligator-with-her-bare-hands-credit-to-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/quick-thinking-florida-teen-fights-off-alligator-with-her-bare-hands-credit-to-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick-Thinking Florida Teen Fights Off Alligator with Her Bare Hands: &#8216;Credit to God&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fquick-thinking-florida-teen-fights-off-alligator-with-her-bare-hands-credit-to-god%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2462133&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A 15-year-old Florida girl named summer Hinote was attacked by a 10-foot alligator in Pond Creek, near Destin. The alligator grabbed her by the thigh and dragged her underwater, but Summer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oc-sheriff-refuses-to-release-1800-dangerous-inmates-including-murderers-and-child-molesters-after-judges-order\/\" title=\"OC Sheriff Refuses to Release 1,800 Dangerous Inmates \u2013 Including Murderers and Child Molesters \u2013 After Judge\u2019s Order\">fought back<\/a> by punching the animal until her friends were able to help her escape. Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >sustaining severe leg injuries<\/a>, she managed to keep her leg and credited her survival to prayer and faith. After the attack, her friends helped her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/klobuchars-big-bust-of-a-book\/\" title=\"Klobuchar\u2019s Big Bust of a Book\">reach higher ground<\/a>, and her mother quickly took her to the hospital for treatment. The alligator involved remains at large, and Summer warned others to stay cautious, emphasizing the importance of prayer in extreme situations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Florida alligator had 15-year-old Summer Hinote in its jaws, but she was not ready to surrender. Instead, she fought back by punching the &rsquo;gator until friends could help her to safety.<\/p>\n<p>The June 22 incident took place in Pond Creek, which is about 25 miles northeast of Destin.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Me and my two friends decided to walk downstream and we were about a good mile downstream,&rdquo; Summer said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/weartv.com\/news\/local\/15-year-old-s-how-she-fought-off-alligator-in-okaloosa-countys-pond-creek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WEAR-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They were ready to head home when Summer realized there was something in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/good-samaritan-rescues-florida-woman-from-river-after-she-crashed-off-bridge\/\" title=\"Good Samaritan Rescues Florida Woman from River After She Crashed off Bridge\">waist-deep water<\/a> that was not friendly, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/news\/teen-girl-attacked-bitten-10-foot-alligator-deputies-say\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WRBW-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I felt something brush up against me,&rdquo; 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>After she felt teeth on her thigh, &ldquo;I just started punching it as hard as I could,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">She said that the alligator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/74-year-old-woman-fights-6-foot-alligator-crazy-rescue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">let go<\/a> &ldquo;to get a better grip, I guess.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It had let go and then grabbed me again,&rdquo; Summer told WEAR. &ldquo;And it drug me underneath the water and then shook me around.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Florida teen fights off alligator that dragged her underwater<\/p>\n<p>15-year-old Summer Hinote suffered severe leg injuries but avoided amputation after being dragged underwater<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H7dBHwEDJg\">https:\/\/t.co\/H7dBHwEDJg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FoxNews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FoxNews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fearless45 (@Fearless45Trump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fearless45Trump\/status\/1945146803386503431?\">July 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I honestly thought I wasn&rsquo;t gonna make it out,&rdquo; she said, according to WRBW.<\/p>\n<p>She ended up keeping her leg, although she suffered severe cuts.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It could have been a lot worse than it actually is,&rdquo; she said, giving &ldquo;credit to God&rdquo; for her escape.<\/p>\n<p>She noted that even in the midst of her crisis, she reached out to God.<\/p>\n<p>After getting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alligator-emerges-water-suddenly-drags-85-year-old-woman-kills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">out of the water<\/a>,&nbsp; &ldquo;I hit the ground,&rdquo; Summer said. &ldquo;I laid down on the ground because I couldn&rsquo;t run for real, and I just started praying.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Florida teen fights off alligator that latched onto her leg\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7a4PeGGu6oU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;My friend came up to me and I said, &lsquo;Is my leg still there?&rdquo; Summer said. &ldquo;He said, &lsquo;You&rsquo;re fine, you&rsquo;re fine. It&rsquo;s not that bad, but we have to get up, he&rsquo;s coming up from behind you.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So he had to pick up me and my other friend, because my other friend was freaking out, and run up the bank, &rsquo;cause it&rsquo;s higher than the rest,&rdquo; Summer said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And the gator couldn&rsquo;t get up. So he had to pick both of us up at the same time and run up there,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Shree, Summer&rsquo;s mom, then came to get her to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I get a phone call because one of her friends made it to where they had service,&rdquo; &nbsp;she said. &ldquo;&lsquo;Summer&rsquo;s been bitten by an alligator.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s all I needed to hear,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;I left just like I am right now, jumped in my truck, 911.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Her mom hauled Summer into the bed of her pickup and took her to be treated.<\/p>\n<p>Officials estimate the alligator was about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/woman-canoe-pays-life-passing-hidden-alligator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 feet long<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People were saying we were provoking the gator, which is not true at all,&rdquo; Summer said, &ldquo;Because it snuck up from behind me and none of us even knew that it was there.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When asked what advice she would give others in her situation, said said, &ldquo;Honestly, I would just start praying. 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