Capt. Wallace "Wally" Weatherholt
The employer of an airboat captain who lost his hand to an alligator has set up a donation account to help with the man's medical expenses.
Donations to help Capt. Wallace "Wally" Weatherholt can be made through Capt. Doug's Everglades Tours at www.captaindougs.net. Weatherholt lost his left hand Tuesday afternoon when an alligator bit it off.
Both Weatherholt and the hand, which was retrieved from the alligator's stomach, were taken to a hospital in Naples. The 63-year-old has since been transferred to Tampa General Hospital. An update on his condition was not available Thursday.
May After Five, Marco Island Chamber
Catch of the Day: May 23, 2013
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Comments » 4
1Paradiselost writes:
"The employer of an airboat captain who lost his hand to an alligator has set up a donation account to help with the man's medical expenses".
Here is a guy who needs Obamacare! I said in another blog, "I bet he has NO health Insurance"
Some people just expect others to pay for their doctors bills. So anyone reading this will have to pay for this dumb cracker thru higher Ins. rates...
Here is a case for National Health Insurance. You do stupid things (like swimming with gators) you should have coverage.... But now we all pay... Just great!
If he was forced to pay for insurance they would not be looking for donations.
Let's see so far NO Insurance? No Workmans Comp? Does he even pay taxes?
KlausStoertebeker writes:
"Some people just expect others to pay for their doctors bills. So anyone reading this will have to pay for this dumb cracker thru higher Ins. rates..."
That is one of the best examples of Americans socialism. America is the last real nation under socialism power. No other nation world wide has this attitude anymore. Taxpayer will pay for this idiot and they will never get their money back. This guy is typical for the American society in present time. Expect everything from the government and do nothing for their own land. And if a great President, like great President Barack Obama stand up, will changes, put America on health care same way Romney did in Massachusetts, Americans call him a socialist. What a misunderstanding of socialism. But I learn in the meantime that Americas school system has political systems not in their program.
The stupidity of American in this case is just to top by the ignorance to face real problems.
Donations and taxpayers money for a guy who put his hand in the yap of an Gator, has no health care at all, expect WE the people be in charge for him and his stupidity is maybe something for the Holy Catholic Church. But even this organization is to smart to help.
sowhatelse writes:
I agree whole heartedly!!!You can't fix stupid and I for one will not give my hard earned money to help someone so stupid!!!
alanint writes:
Send him a bag of marshmallows, which is what these goobers use to attrack and illegally feed these gators for the amusement of tourists.
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