If you're spending time in the southern U.S.'s coastal states, you may run into an alligator. If you are ever attacked by one ...

Mr. Fingeret recounts a nightmarish scenario with stunning clarity. He starts by saying he began to back away fast.

Fingeret was attacked by an 11-foot alligator while walking his dogs in his gated community. All three survived the ordeal and have become close friends. Rick Fingeret never saw the alligator coming.