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A young boy was attacked and bit on the leg by a 6-foot alligator while swimming in the Bayou St. John in New Orleans, and was saved by his father.......                    ...                        ...A You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login saved his young son from an alligator last weekend, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries confirmed to Fox News Digital. ......The boy was swimming in the shallow part of Bayou St. John in New Orleans when theYou are not allowed to view links. Register or Loginbit his leg. ......"I really feel he would have pulled him under, drowned the kid and killed him," Capt. Stefan Schmidt of the You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginFire Department said, according to Nola.com. "The dad jumped on the gator and was literally beating it, and it let go of his son."......A Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agent responded to the scene, but by the time the Nuisance Alligator Hunter arrived, the alligator couldn't be found. Officials are attempting to find it and remove it.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......While the boy was swimming, others spotted the gator and tried to warn him, but he thought they were joking, the station reported. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......The boy was left with cuts and puncture wounds, but is expected to make a full recovery, the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said. ......Resident Casey Caldwell told WWL-TV that it's common to see alligators in the area......."If you stand still long enough, you'll definitely spot one," Caldwell told the station. "People should not be letting their kids or dogs swim in this bayou at all."......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......An alligator was spotted on Wednesday in the same area where the boy was attacked, WWL reported. It's unclear if it was the same animal or another one. ...