I wish I could say he styled out a gator wrestle like a young Crocodile Dundee. In actual fact he decided to go for a swim, despite being warned not to, and moments later was killed by an 11-foot beast that had been lurking under a nearby dock.

It’s reasonable to assume the 28 year-old Texan, Tommie Woodward, was liquored up at the time of the accident – after leaving a marina bar at about 2.30am, he jumped into the water despite warnings from a bar worker and a big sign telling him not to.

I asked him please do not go swimming, there’s a bigger alligator out here, just please stay out of the water,” said an employee of Burkhart’s Marina in Orange, Texas.

The next thing I know, I don’t even know how long it was, I saw his body floating face down and then he’s up there for a couple seconds and then he gets dragged back down and pulled off.”

I don’t know if that gator heard his diss or was just having a bad day, but we wouldn’t wish that on anyone.

[source: Gawker]