Florida.-A man from Florida whose service dog was killed by an alligator last week committed suicide after the attack, said relatives and neighbors distressed. Andrew Epp, who had struggled with mental health problems, committed suicide on Saturday, a day after his chocolate lab, Java, died after being attacked by a crocodile at Dog Leg Park in Palmetto, reports WFLA. It was such a sad situation that I couldn’t deal with that, “said Kayla Weston, one of the Epp neighbors and friends of the family, to the station. Witnesses said the deadly attack took place shortly before nightfall on May 17, after the dog was somehow released while he was out of a fence.
Moments later, the lifeless Labrador collapsed on a man’s shoulders while he was covered in blood, a witness said.
“Most people, if they knew they were as close to swamps as they were to crocodiles, would not walk there,” said Sharil Dowling to the station. “I can’t imagine the anguish in which that guy was.” The dog park is located near the wetlands that are hidden by a row of trees, potentially putting visitors and animals at risk of being attacked by snakes or alligators. A man who has visited the dog park for the past five years said he knew of at least three dogs eaten by alligators.
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He demanded that warning signs be installed before they are activated earlier this week, reports WFLA. “It was too late to do something for that dog, but what could we do to help other people?” said Tim Todd to the station. WFLA reports indicate that the people responsible for the conservation of the fauna and fauna of Florida said that an annoying alligator hunter responded to the dog park after the attack, but that it had not yet been captured. EPP, meanwhile, was remembered as a “beautiful soul” who loved animals and spent time outdoors.
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