A 74-year-old man in Florida, Richard Wilbanks, became a local hero after rescuing his puppy from the jaws of an alligator. The incident occurred near a pond behind his house, where he was walking his ...

A puppy saved from an alligator's jaws has a new job: Deputy Dog with the Lee County, Florida Sheriff's Office.

In a dramatic encounter recorded by surveillance cameras, a Florida man chased an alligator under water and rescued his 3-month-old puppy from the jaws of death.