Florida veteran in wheelchair saved from gators in pond, pants not so lucky

UPDATE
Two jump in pond to save disabled veteran and a third man helped from shore
By: Jacqueline Ingles
By: WFTS

LEALMAN, Fla. - After double-amputee Robert Lunay fell into a pond in Florida, two bystanders, Robert Fields and Norman Steers, heard him calling for help and jumped in to rescue him. A third man, who couldn't swim, also came to the rescue.

"I thought about those alligators in the water but I really didn't care," said Fields. "He is veteran. I want to respect him. I took off my clothes and just told him to hold on, hold on, jumped in the water and grabbed him."

Lunay, 79, was looking over the pond behind the Disabled American Veterans office at 4801 37th Street North in Lealman, Fla., when his wheelchair slipped and he rolled into the pond.

Robert Baca heard the screams from inside the DAV and came running.
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Veteran stuck in wheelchair saved from pond
Bay News
Saturday, May 18, 2013

Veteran: 'I'm not sure how I fell in the pond' LEALMAN

Veteran Robert Lunay, 79, was saved by two people in Lealman after his wheelchair slipped in a pond and he rolled into the water on Friday night.

"Only thing I remember was being in the water, I don't know how I got in there, I must have got too close, because it was just getting dark," Lunay said.

Lunay said on his way home he often pulls into the pond to look at the water and watch for alligators.

"I'm not sure how I got into the water or how I lost my pants either...The gator ate em!" Lunay said.
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