Man bitten by a crocodile after falling off his boat at a Florida Everglades marina

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Officials say a man visiting the Florida Everglades has been bitten by a crocodile as he attempted to swim to shore when he fell off his boat. The National Park Service says the attack occurred Sunday afternoon (March 10, 2024) at the Flamingo Marina in Everglades National Park. The Everglades are one of the largest wetlands in the world. Officials said Monday that the 68-year-old man capsized his sailboat in the marina basin and was attempting to swim to land with his boat when witnesses saw him go under the water. Park rangers responded and treated a cut on the man’s leg. He was taken to a hospital in stable condition. Crocodiles are much more elusive in Florida than alligators and is the only place in the world where the two co-exist.