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GOP Rep. Mike Waltz rips Biden’s ‘destructive’ COVID rule over Coast Guardsman’s likely discharge

admin coronavirus, dailymail, Florida, Joe Biden, News, Republicans 0 Comments October 2, 2022

, 2022-10-02 11:33:33,

A top House Republican from Florida is condemning the COVID-19 vaccine mandates imposed on the country’s armed forces by the Biden administration – just before the policy takes one hero Coast Guardsman out of service.

Aviation Survival Technician Second Class Zach Loesch was publicly thanked by President Joe Biden for his Hurricane Ian heroics in the Sunshine State but is going to soon be out of the thousands of service members suddenly off duty because they do not have both COVID-19 shots.

GOP Rep. Mike Waltz (Fla.-06) told DailyMail.com on Sunday that Loesch’s case ‘underscores how destructive’ the Biden administration’s vaccine policy has been on the US military.

He warned that the mandate could undercut the country’s ability to respond to future crises like Hurricane Ian and further exacerbate the military’s concerning personnel shortage.

‘This will cripple our ability to effectively respond to the next natural disaster if the Biden Administration doesn’t reverse course. We need more service members like Zach Loesch who put their life on the line to save others – not less,’ Waltz said.

‘And with the military’s current recruiting crisis, these skills will be extremely difficult to replace.’

Waltz, a former Green Beret, has spearheaded multiple efforts to urge Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to drop the military’s vaccine mandate.

The Coast Guard, while part of the armed forces, is technically under the Department of Homeland Security’s purview.

Loesch had told Brietbart that he applied for a religious exemption but it hadn’t yet been granted.

In a press release, Biden expressed his gratitude to the Coast Guard rescue swimmer: ‘I told him how proud of him I was and thanked him for all the work he and his Coasties are doing to save lives,’ the statement read.

House GOP Rep. Mike Waltz told DailyMail.com on Sunday that Aviation Survival Technician Second Class Zach Loesch’s case ‘underscores how destructive’ the Biden administration’s vaccine policy has been on the US military

As of September 2022, there are 2,632 unvaccinated members of the US Coast Guard.

The military branch with the most unvaccinated members if the US Marine Corps with 8,913, followed by the Air Force with 3,955, then the Navy, 2,623, the branch with the fewest unvaccinated members if the US Army with 1,337.

Loesch was working alongside Lieutenant Commander Christopher Hooper in his rescue.

The statement thanked the pair ‘for the heroic work that they and their Coast…

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Woman killed by alligators after she fell into pond on FL golf course identified as Rose Wiegand, 80

admin dailymail, Florida, News 0 Comments July 18, 2022

, 2022-07-18 08:44:00,

The elderly woman killed by alligators after falling into a golf course pond and attracting the predators with her panicked splashing has been identified as Rose Marie Wiegand, 80.

Investigators say that as Wiegand was struggling to stay afloat at Boca Royale Golf and Country Club in Englewood, two alligators were seen swimming toward her.

They then grabbed her before she could escape.

Rose was pronounced dead at the scene, and an investigation is now ongoing.

‘She lives a couple doors down from me and she would bring our trash cans up if we were out of town’, neighbor Kurt Kauffmann told NBC 2.

Trappers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission have removed the alligators from the pond.

But Rose’s death is just the latest in a recent string of alligator attacks in the southern United States.

An elderly woman died after she fell into an alligator-infested pond near her home at the Boca Royale Golf and Country Club in Englewood Friday night

Investigators say as the woman was trying to stay afloat, two alligators (like the one seen here) were seen swimming toward her and grabbing her before she could escape

At the end of May, 47-year-old Sean Thomas McGuinness’ body was found missing three limbs at the lake at the John S Taylor Park in Largo, Florida.

Investigators now believe he had gone into the 53-acre freshwater lake looking for UFOs when he was attacked. The park is home to an 18-hole disc golf course, with five holes adjacent to the lake, according to the Miami Herald.

‘While the medical examiner will determine the exact cause of death it was apparent that McGuinness suffered injuries related to alligators in the lake,’ Largo Police said last month, adding: ‘Detectives believe this occurred in the lake for a long period of time before he was discovered the morning of May 31.’

Authorities noted that park management had reported ‘McGuinness was known to frequent the park and enter the lake with disregard to the posted “No swimming” signs.

‘A witness also advised detectives that McGuinness was known to sell discs back to people within the park, and McGuinness was found within a few feet of a disc in the water.’

Just a few weeks later, on June 24, an 11-foot alligator snatched and killed a victim from a South Carolina pond.

The unknown victim was near the pond when at the Myrtle Beach Golf and Yacht Club that morning, and police spokeswoman Mikayla Moskov said…

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Florida Man Lost Chunks of Muscle Tissue Leg After an Alligator Attack at a Sarasota County Motel

admin alligator attack, dog, Florida, Florida alligators, Florida man, North Port, Sarasota County, Warm Mineral Springs Motel, wild animal attack 0 Comments June 9, 2022

, 2022-06-09 00:16:12,

A Florida man lost a large portion of his leg after an alligator, which he mistook for a dog, attacked and bit him outside his motel in Florida past midnight of Tuesday, June 7.

Local authorities arrived at the scene and was able to save the man, who was brought by paramedics to a nearby hospital.

The incident adds to the increasing number of alligator attacks across Florida over recent years.

This is attributed to the growing population of the reptiles in the Sunshine State.

In late May, a Florida man was found dead in an alleged alligator attack while searching for frisbees.

Mistook for a Dog

(Photo : Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

The 49-year-old man went outside from his room at Warm Mineral Springs Motel in the city of North Port in Sarasota County, Florida, at 12:30 a.m. EDT (local time) on Tuesday.

The alligator attack occurred when the man approached a figure resembling a dog with a long leash attached to it.

According to Douglas Johnson, a spokesman of the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, the man claimed to have seen the figure moving in the bushes.

However, it turned to be a 7-foot alligator that immediately ripped off a chunk of muscle tissue on his right leg, as cited by NBC News.

In addition, the man reportedly had a poor observation of the massive reptile since it was still dark.

It is also for this reason he was unable to flee from it right away.

A police sergeant patrolling the area was able to help the man. The officer was also able to capture the animal even before the expert animal trapper arrived at the scene.

The man was taken to the Sarasota Memorial Hospital in the city of Venice, Florida.

Also Read: Florida Man Spends His Retirement Trapping over 100 Invasive Tegu Lizards

Alligator Whereabouts

Johnson confirmed the alligator was…

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