Airboaters Look To Set Record, Gators Be Damned

Airboaters Look To Set Record, Gators Be Damned

LAKE KISSIMMEE, Fla. (Wireless Flash) – A group of airboaters are looking to set a world record for the most airboats in one body of water – but one thing they’re not concerned about is the lake’s massive alligator population. Phil Walters, a spokesman for the event, says Kissimmee Lake has one of the biggest alligator populations in the U.S., but airboaters aren’t worried since Floridian gators don’t mess with people. Walters says if the gators really wanted to attack the boaters, they’d be “eating them left and right” – but they like fish better. He should know – Walters also runs Gator Guides, a business which takes folks out on alligator-hunting trips. However, he says folks attending the event, which takes place this Saturday (May 25), should make sure not to bother gators anyway because the local reptiles do snap off the occasional finger.

Thu 05-23-02