Kayaker’s Paddle Snatched as Alligator Lunges From Murky Water Everglades, FL — A routine paddle through a narrow swamp channel turned into a heart-pounding fight for survival when a large alligator suddenly lunged toward a kayaker’s boat, clamping down on the paddle and violently thrashing just inches from the person’s hands. The footage, recorded from a first-person perspective, shows the kayak drifting through muddy water surrounded by dense vegetation when the surface abruptly erupts. The al