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A Florida woman and her puppy are recovering after surviving a harrowing alligator attack.

It happened earlier this month in Paso County, FOX 13 Tampa Bay reported. Danie Wright told the local TV station that she was walking her small, 4-month-old puppy named Dax behind her home when they were attacked by the wild animal.

Wright said her family has lived at the location for roughly 20 years, and had never seen an alligator there before.

"So, I walked him back here, which I very rarely do," she said. "He was on a leash and everything, but I had just heard a squeal, and then I got tugged."

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Wright said she and the dog were only a few feet away

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