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Chris Kight, 49, and Tracy Cusick, 39, enjoy a summer afternoon in their favorite swimming hole, the Crystal. The couple, who have been visiting the canal in Golden Gate for about 20 years, are worried it might be shut down after Tim Delano, 18, had his hand severed in an alligator attack on Sunday night. 'I wouldn't bring my nieces and nephews here if it was a danger,' Cusick said.

Chris Kight, 49, and Tracy Cusick, 39, enjoy a summer afternoon in their favorite swimming hole, the Crystal. The couple, who have been visiting the canal in Golden Gate for about 20 years, are worried it might be shut down after Tim Delano, 18, had his hand severed in an alligator attack on Sunday night. "I wouldn't bring my nieces and nephews here if it was a danger," Cusick said.

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  • Chris Kight, 49, and Tracy Cusick, 39, enjoy a summer afternoon in their favorite swimming hole, the Crystal. The couple, who have been visiting the canal in Golden Gate for about 20 years, are worried it might be shut down after Tim Delano, 18, had his hand severed in an alligator attack on Sunday night. 'I wouldn't bring my nieces and nephews here if it was a danger,' Cusick said.
  • Chris Kight, 49, and Tracy Cusick, 39, sit underneath a shade tree beside the Crystal, a canal that runs parallel to I-75 and doubles as a swimming hole for locals. On Sunday night, Tim Delano, 18, had his hand severed by a 10-foot alligator while swimming at the Crystal with friends. Kight is worried that it will be 'shut down' because of the attack. 'It'd be a shame to shut it down,' he said. 'I'd petition it.'
  • The Crystal, a popular swimming hole in Golden Gate, was the scene of an alligator attack on Sunday evening. Tim Delano, 18, was swimming with friends when a 10-foot alligator bit and severed the teen's left hand. Delano survived the attack.
  • Tim Delano, 18, was attacked by a 10-foot alligator while swimming in a popular canal, known as the Crystal, on Sunday evening. Delano was able to escape and survive the attack, but the alligator severed the teen's left hand. Blood remains on the gravel where Delano made it to shore.

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