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Article Courtesy of WINK NEWS
By Rachel Cox-Rosen
Published October 4, 2021
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People walking their dogs is a common sight everywhere, especially at West Wind
Condo Estates in Collier County.
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Veteran Tim Duffy and
his best buddy Abby would ride his scooter with Abby
trotting next to him.
But not Monday.
Instead, Duffy’s scooter sat empty near this memorial for
Abby.
“It was just an unfortunate accident,” West Wind Condo
Estates Association President Susan Brouwer said. “Mr. Duffy
fell from his chair. And dropped the leash.”
When Duffy fell from his scooter Thursday his precious dog
ran to the canal near their home. Tragedy struck when an
alligator attacked and killed Abby.
Now Duffy sits in the hospital recovering from a broken leg
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The attack prompted Brouwer to warn neighbors to stop feeding wildlife and
to keep their dogs away from canals.
“The water is high now,” Brouwer said. “The alligators can walk from the
canal right up on the land.”
Dog owners in the neighborhood are heeding this advice.
“I feel sorry for the guy losing his dogs because I have two dogs myself,”
West Wind resident Hugh Campbell said. “We don’t walk the dog near the canal
no more.”
Resident Robert Hoyles said: “I am not happy about it so I don’t go near the
lake or the canals with my dog.”
Because no one wants to make another memorial for another beloved member of
the family.
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