Gabriel Klimis was swimming with his friends at a local creek in Winter Springs, Florida, when a gator snuck up on him. The gator tried to pull the 13-year-old boy back into the water. However, Klimis was able to fight off the massive creature with a stick. After running as fast as he could away from the creek, he calmly called 911. Klimis says he's thankful because he could have died.
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