THE EVERGLADES, FLA. (WSVN) - A college student was injured following an encounter with an alligator in the Everglades, according to the school.
A spokesperson for SUNY Broome Community College in Binghamton, New York said a student in its Ecology of the Everglades class suffered minor injuries, Friday.
“A student in SUNY Broome’s Ecology of the Everglades class sustained a minor, superficial injury following an incident with an alligator at the park,” a school spokesperson said in a statement.
The student was driven to an area hospital for evaluation and is expected to fully recover, college officials said.
7Skyforce HD hovered over the scene in the Everglades where Miami-Dade Fire Rescue paramedics could be seen treating a woman outside an ambulance.
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